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Appears in 9 stories · Last updated Nov 2, 2026
Signed the November memorandum
Rwanda's atomic energy board and Russia's state nuclear corporation signed a memorandum in Moscow in late October to develop small modular reactors, build a nuclear science centre and train Rwandan specialists. Rosatom describes it as a memorandum covering the assessment and development of nuclear infrastructure. No reactor model, site, price or construction timetable has been announced.
Updated Nov 1
Designer and builder of Tianwan units 7-8
China's nuclear safety regulator cleared the Tianwan 7 reactor to push past 25% of its rated thermal output on October 16, after a four-day inspection. The Russian-built VVER-1200 unit first sent electricity to the grid on October 8.
Updated Oct 25
Design-and-build contractor for Rooppur
Bangladesh's first nuclear reactor achieved first criticality on October 11 — a controlled, self-sustaining chain reaction at the Rooppur plant in Ishwardi, Pabna. The fission process, running since 3:34pm local time, produces heat that will eventually drive a turbine and feed the national grid.
Updated Oct 19
As of September 2026: Operating the plant under Russian control
Europe's largest nuclear plant has run on emergency diesel generators since August 20, when military activity severed its last connection to the power grid. Diesel reserves are nearly gone, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned the plant could lose all power within days.
Updated Sep 5
As of June 2026: Builder and technology supplier
Uzbekistan has never run a nuclear reactor. On June 4, 2026, by video link from an economic forum in St. Petersburg, the presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan started construction of the country's first one.
Updated Jun 4
As of May 2026: Lead contractor and export financier for Rooppur
Bangladesh first considered building a nuclear plant in 1961, when the site at Rooppur was still part of East Pakistan. Sixty-five years later, on April 28, 2026, technicians began lowering 163 uranium fuel assemblies into the core of Unit 1—the step that turns a construction project into a nuclear power station.
Updated May 31
As of May 2026: Conducting final staff evacuation from Bushehr; approximately 50 volunteers remaining
A projectile struck 350 meters from Iran's only operating nuclear reactor on April 4, killing a security guard and damaging an auxiliary building. It was the fourth time ordnance has landed on or near the Bushehr nuclear power plant since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28.
Updated May 30
As of May 2026: Building Paks II nuclear plant; fuel supplier until 2028
For decades, Hungary has relied almost entirely on Russia for nuclear fuel, natural gas, and oil—a dependency that persisted even as the rest of Europe scrambled to cut ties after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. On February 16, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó signed an agreement. Hungary can now purchase up to 10 American-built small modular reactors worth as much as $20 billion and will start receiving Westinghouse fuel for its Paks I plant by 2028.
Updated May 29
As of May 2026: Russian nuclear ecosystem influence drives why civil nuclear carve-outs exist
Sanctions are supposed to close doors. On December 17, the U.S. quietly propped two doors back open again, even as it slammed others shut. One narrow lane keeps Sakhalin-2 crude flowing to Japan; the other preserves financial channels for civil nuclear projects, even when payments touch sanctioned Russian banks—both running through June 18, 2026.
Updated May 15
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