The Great Game Changer: Belt and Road Intiative (BRI; OBOR)
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Russia’s top university will open a branch in China, in the country’s rapidly developing Shenzhen free economic zone. The building will bring an iconic element of Moscow’s skyline to China.
On Monday, representatives of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Beijing Institute of Technology and the local administration signed an agreement to create a joint university in Shenzhen.
The project is aimed at training skilled professionals in China using MSU’s advanced educational programs and standards.
Those behind the project believe graduates of the new university will be in demand not only in Russia and China, but everywhere around the world.
The construction of the university facilities, the campus and the operations of the academy will be funded from the Shenzhen budget.
It’ll be in an area with “excellent infrastructure and environment,” previously used to host the 2011 Summer Universiade, the project’s press-release said.
The new university building will resemble the famous MSU high-riser in Moscow, with elements of Chinese architecture added to it.
Moscow State University will make an intellectual contribution to the project, providing its educational programs, standards and best practices, as well as some of its leading lecturers and professors.
Lectures, seminars and tutorials at the joint university will be conducted in three languages – Russian, Chinese and English.
According to an agreement that all the new academy’s students enter, they will be obliged to undertake internships in leading Russian and Chinese companies.
After completing their education program, graduates will receive two diplomas – one from Moscow State University and one from the joint university.
“It’s the first humanitarian project of such scale in Russian-Chinese relations. The creation of a joint university will enhance the reputation of Russian education, help promote Russian language and culture and strengthen Russian-Chinese relations in the humanitarian dimension,” the press-release said.
The university will also provide Russian companies with a platform to present their latest technologies and developments, open research laboratories and trial production in the Shenzhen free economic zone.
On Monday, representatives of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Beijing Institute of Technology and the local administration signed an agreement to create a joint university in Shenzhen.
The project is aimed at training skilled professionals in China using MSU’s advanced educational programs and standards.
Those behind the project believe graduates of the new university will be in demand not only in Russia and China, but everywhere around the world.
The construction of the university facilities, the campus and the operations of the academy will be funded from the Shenzhen budget.
It’ll be in an area with “excellent infrastructure and environment,” previously used to host the 2011 Summer Universiade, the project’s press-release said.
The new university building will resemble the famous MSU high-riser in Moscow, with elements of Chinese architecture added to it.
Moscow State University will make an intellectual contribution to the project, providing its educational programs, standards and best practices, as well as some of its leading lecturers and professors.
Lectures, seminars and tutorials at the joint university will be conducted in three languages – Russian, Chinese and English.
According to an agreement that all the new academy’s students enter, they will be obliged to undertake internships in leading Russian and Chinese companies.
After completing their education program, graduates will receive two diplomas – one from Moscow State University and one from the joint university.
“It’s the first humanitarian project of such scale in Russian-Chinese relations. The creation of a joint university will enhance the reputation of Russian education, help promote Russian language and culture and strengthen Russian-Chinese relations in the humanitarian dimension,” the press-release said.
The university will also provide Russian companies with a platform to present their latest technologies and developments, open research laboratories and trial production in the Shenzhen free economic zone.
A Russian nuclear energy group is researching a project proposed by China to build two nuclear power facilities in Harbin of northeastern Heilongjiang province, according to a statement on the websites of China's Ministry of Commerce.
Russia's National Nuclear Power Group plans to send experts to the proposed sites to investigate, according to the general manager of the company's investment department.
As a nation with rich nuclear experience, Russia would like to strengthen cooperation with China in that sector, said the general manager.
Russia's National Nuclear Power Group plans to send experts to the proposed sites to investigate, according to the general manager of the company's investment department.
As a nation with rich nuclear experience, Russia would like to strengthen cooperation with China in that sector, said the general manager.
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Good move, Shenzhen will be the perfect place for this joint venture university, as Shenzhen is rich but scarce of education resources. Although China already has joint venture university like Duke Kunshan University and New York University, Shanghai, but they are all located in east China, where the higher education resource is too centralized. In South China, the higher education quality is rather weak than the east coast. So Lomonosov Moscow State University, as a great world class university, would do much help to elevate Shenzhen's standard.
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Russia’s top university will open a branch in China, in the country’s rapidly developing Shenzhen free economic zone. The building will bring an iconic element of Moscow’s skyline to China.
On Monday, representatives of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Beijing Institute of Technology and the local administration signed an agreement to create a joint university in Shenzhen.
The project is aimed at training skilled professionals in China using MSU’s advanced educational programs and standards.
Those behind the project believe graduates of the new university will be in demand not only in Russia and China, but everywhere around the world.
The construction of the university facilities, the campus and the operations of the academy will be funded from the Shenzhen budget.
It’ll be in an area with “excellent infrastructure and environment,” previously used to host the 2011 Summer Universiade, the project’s press-release said.
The new university building will resemble the famous MSU high-riser in Moscow, with elements of Chinese architecture added to it.
Moscow State University will make an intellectual contribution to the project, providing its educational programs, standards and best practices, as well as some of its leading lecturers and professors.
Lectures, seminars and tutorials at the joint university will be conducted in three languages – Russian, Chinese and English.
According to an agreement that all the new academy’s students enter, they will be obliged to undertake internships in leading Russian and Chinese companies.
After completing their education program, graduates will receive two diplomas – one from Moscow State University and one from the joint university.
“It’s the first humanitarian project of such scale in Russian-Chinese relations. The creation of a joint university will enhance the reputation of Russian education, help promote Russian language and culture and strengthen Russian-Chinese relations in the humanitarian dimension,” the press-release said.
The university will also provide Russian companies with a platform to present their latest technologies and developments, open research laboratories and trial production in the Shenzhen free economic zone.
Good news,world needs more Schools & Universities rather than Guns & Bombs
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China to start direct sales of fruit and vegetables to Russia
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China will start selling fruit and vegetables directly to Russia, and Baorong company plans to set up a special logistics center in Dongning on the border with Russia’s Far East to do it.
The 70,000 square meter wholesale market and 30,000 square meter warehouse, fitted out with refrigerators and other equipment, will be in a special cross-border customs zone, ITAR-TASS cites the head of the Association of Applied Economy of the Heilongjiang Province Zhang Chunjiao.
“Direct export of fruit and vegetables to Russia will be organized from it," she said.
It will cost $9.7 million to construct. Customs clearance times will be reduced, and there will be no need to double-check the cargo because of video surveillance in the warehouse.
A Chinese company Dili, also intends to create a similar cross-border trade zone by the end of 2014, Zhang Chunjiao added.
The announcement comes after Russia introduced a 1-year ban on imports of some agricultural products from the EU, US, Australia, Canada, Australia and Norway last week. If it lasts, it could cost European Union members $16 billion, Vygaudas Usackas, the EU ambassador to Russia, estimated.
On Thursday the EU is holding a meeting to assess the possible effect of Russia’s sanctions on its farmers.
Member states have already complained their economies would be hit hard, with Germany and Poland losing the most trade with Russia, and the Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – seeing their shares of GDP falling even sharper.
The ban by Russia was retaliation to Western sanctions imposed over the conflict in Ukraine.
RIA Novosti/Alexandr Kryazhev
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China will start selling fruit and vegetables directly to Russia, and Baorong company plans to set up a special logistics center in Dongning on the border with Russia’s Far East to do it.
The 70,000 square meter wholesale market and 30,000 square meter warehouse, fitted out with refrigerators and other equipment, will be in a special cross-border customs zone, ITAR-TASS cites the head of the Association of Applied Economy of the Heilongjiang Province Zhang Chunjiao.
“Direct export of fruit and vegetables to Russia will be organized from it," she said.
It will cost $9.7 million to construct. Customs clearance times will be reduced, and there will be no need to double-check the cargo because of video surveillance in the warehouse.
A Chinese company Dili, also intends to create a similar cross-border trade zone by the end of 2014, Zhang Chunjiao added.
The announcement comes after Russia introduced a 1-year ban on imports of some agricultural products from the EU, US, Australia, Canada, Australia and Norway last week. If it lasts, it could cost European Union members $16 billion, Vygaudas Usackas, the EU ambassador to Russia, estimated.
On Thursday the EU is holding a meeting to assess the possible effect of Russia’s sanctions on its farmers.
Member states have already complained their economies would be hit hard, with Germany and Poland losing the most trade with Russia, and the Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – seeing their shares of GDP falling even sharper.
The ban by Russia was retaliation to Western sanctions imposed over the conflict in Ukraine.
RIA Novosti/Alexandr Kryazhev
Russia and China forge new nuclear power partnership
12 August 2014
Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has been invited to build two nuclear power plant units in China.
News of the nuclear cooperation follows the two countries’ historic gas-supply agreement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shanghai in May this year (pictured).
China also wants to learn from Russia how to build nuclear reactors that float on barges.
Although China is the world leader in nuclear new-build, with 28 reactors under construction last year, it builds plants in coastal areas and lacks expertise in building nuclear stations inland.
According to Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, Russian expertise will help China bring nuclear to its vast interior.
The two new, land-based plants are being considered for the city of Harbin, in northeastern Heilongjiang province, Xinhua reported on Monday.
Gennady Sakharov, deputy director-general of Rosatom, said on Thursday last week that a delegation would soon go to Harbin to assess the construction site, ITAR-TASS reported.
“We have received an offer,” Sakharov said, adding: “this is a new project and there will be two units.”
“We know that the government of China has plans to build nuclear power plants in inner regions that are badly in need of electricity,” said Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko in June this year, according to ITAR-TASS.
“Russia has unique experience and is one of the few countries that have the extensive experience of building and operating nuclear power plants in inner regions of the country. And we are ready to share our experience with our Chinese partners."
Artist’s render of Russia’s floating nuclear power plant, the “Akademik Lomonosov”
In the tally of nuclear projects under construction around the world, China tops the list with 28 while Russia comes a distant second with nine, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
India and South Korea have seven and five under construction respectively, while the US trails with three.
The IAEA says that just over 42% of all nuclear new build in the world is happening right now in China.
The tie-up with Russia signals China’s intention to deepen its commitment to nuclear energy, and its willingness to work with Russia at a time when that country is becoming increasingly isolated from the West over its actions in Ukraine.
ITAR-TASS reported that, also in June, Rusatom Overseas (a branch of Rosatom) and one of China’s top nuclear developers, CNNC New Energy, signed a memorandum of understanding for building floating nuclear power plants.
Russia is leading the approach of putting small reactors on barges. It is currently building a twin-reactor nuclear power plant it calls the “Akademik Lomonosov”, after the 18th Century Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Its two reactors, each capable of generating 150 MW of heat and 38.5 MW of electricity, could power a city of 200,000 people, says Russia’s RT.com.
The barge displaces 21,500 tonnes and has to be towed. Its developers say it can withstand earthquakes and terrorist bombs, and would be useful for powering remote settlements or offshore oil and gas facilities.
ITAR-TASS reports that a Chinese delegation travelled to the Floating NPP Training Centre and the Baltic Shipyard – where the “Akademik Lomonosov” is being built – in July.
12 August 2014
Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has been invited to build two nuclear power plant units in China.
News of the nuclear cooperation follows the two countries’ historic gas-supply agreement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shanghai in May this year (pictured).
China also wants to learn from Russia how to build nuclear reactors that float on barges.
Although China is the world leader in nuclear new-build, with 28 reactors under construction last year, it builds plants in coastal areas and lacks expertise in building nuclear stations inland.
According to Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, Russian expertise will help China bring nuclear to its vast interior.
The two new, land-based plants are being considered for the city of Harbin, in northeastern Heilongjiang province, Xinhua reported on Monday.
Gennady Sakharov, deputy director-general of Rosatom, said on Thursday last week that a delegation would soon go to Harbin to assess the construction site, ITAR-TASS reported.
“We have received an offer,” Sakharov said, adding: “this is a new project and there will be two units.”
“We know that the government of China has plans to build nuclear power plants in inner regions that are badly in need of electricity,” said Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko in June this year, according to ITAR-TASS.
“Russia has unique experience and is one of the few countries that have the extensive experience of building and operating nuclear power plants in inner regions of the country. And we are ready to share our experience with our Chinese partners."
Artist’s render of Russia’s floating nuclear power plant, the “Akademik Lomonosov”
In the tally of nuclear projects under construction around the world, China tops the list with 28 while Russia comes a distant second with nine, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
India and South Korea have seven and five under construction respectively, while the US trails with three.
The IAEA says that just over 42% of all nuclear new build in the world is happening right now in China.
The tie-up with Russia signals China’s intention to deepen its commitment to nuclear energy, and its willingness to work with Russia at a time when that country is becoming increasingly isolated from the West over its actions in Ukraine.
ITAR-TASS reported that, also in June, Rusatom Overseas (a branch of Rosatom) and one of China’s top nuclear developers, CNNC New Energy, signed a memorandum of understanding for building floating nuclear power plants.
Russia is leading the approach of putting small reactors on barges. It is currently building a twin-reactor nuclear power plant it calls the “Akademik Lomonosov”, after the 18th Century Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Its two reactors, each capable of generating 150 MW of heat and 38.5 MW of electricity, could power a city of 200,000 people, says Russia’s RT.com.
The barge displaces 21,500 tonnes and has to be towed. Its developers say it can withstand earthquakes and terrorist bombs, and would be useful for powering remote settlements or offshore oil and gas facilities.
ITAR-TASS reports that a Chinese delegation travelled to the Floating NPP Training Centre and the Baltic Shipyard – where the “Akademik Lomonosov” is being built – in July.
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Russia and China forge new nuclear power partnership
12 August 2014
Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has been invited to build two nuclear power plant units in China.
News of the nuclear cooperation follows the two countries’ historic gas-supply agreement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shanghai in May this year (pictured).
China also wants to learn from Russia how to build nuclear reactors that float on barges.
Although China is the world leader in nuclear new-build, with 28 reactors under construction last year, it builds plants in coastal areas and lacks expertise in building nuclear stations inland.
According to Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, Russian expertise will help China bring nuclear to its vast interior.
The two new, land-based plants are being considered for the city of Harbin, in northeastern Heilongjiang province, Xinhua reported on Monday.
Gennady Sakharov, deputy director-general of Rosatom, said on Thursday last week that a delegation would soon go to Harbin to assess the construction site, ITAR-TASS reported.
“We have received an offer,” Sakharov said, adding: “this is a new project and there will be two units.”
“We know that the government of China has plans to build nuclear power plants in inner regions that are badly in need of electricity,” said Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko in June this year, according to ITAR-TASS.
“Russia has unique experience and is one of the few countries that have the extensive experience of building and operating nuclear power plants in inner regions of the country. And we are ready to share our experience with our Chinese partners."
Artist’s render of Russia’s floating nuclear power plant, the “Akademik Lomonosov”
In the tally of nuclear projects under construction around the world, China tops the list with 28 while Russia comes a distant second with nine, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
India and South Korea have seven and five under construction respectively, while the US trails with three.
The IAEA says that just over 42% of all nuclear new build in the world is happening right now in China.
The tie-up with Russia signals China’s intention to deepen its commitment to nuclear energy, and its willingness to work with Russia at a time when that country is becoming increasingly isolated from the West over its actions in Ukraine.
ITAR-TASS reported that, also in June, Rusatom Overseas (a branch of Rosatom) and one of China’s top nuclear developers, CNNC New Energy, signed a memorandum of understanding for building floating nuclear power plants.
Russia is leading the approach of putting small reactors on barges. It is currently building a twin-reactor nuclear power plant it calls the “Akademik Lomonosov”, after the 18th Century Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Its two reactors, each capable of generating 150 MW of heat and 38.5 MW of electricity, could power a city of 200,000 people, says Russia’s RT.com.
The barge displaces 21,500 tonnes and has to be towed. Its developers say it can withstand earthquakes and terrorist bombs, and would be useful for powering remote settlements or offshore oil and gas facilities.
ITAR-TASS reports that a Chinese delegation travelled to the Floating NPP Training Centre and the Baltic Shipyard – where the “Akademik Lomonosov” is being built – in July.
I just hope that Uranium does not run out
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Facing sanctions from the West for its actions in Ukraine earlier this year, including the annexation of Crimea and supporting Ukrainian separatists, Russia will increasingly turn to China for its military and aerospace components. According to a RIA Novosti report citing a Russian-language report by Izvestia, “Russian aerospace and military-industrial enterprises will purchase electronic components worth several billion dollars from China.” The information is based on a source “close to Roscosmos, Russia’s Federal Space Agency.”
According to the Roscomos source: “[Russia does] work with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) … Its institutions have already offered us a few dozen items, representing a direct alternative to, or slight modifications of the elements [Russia] will no longer be able to acquire because of the sanctions introduced by the United States.” Currently, Russia’s extensive military and aerospace industries do not source their components in China. “Over the next two, two-and-a-half years, until Russian manufacturers put the necessary space and military electronic components into production, plans call for the purchase of such items from China amounting to several billion dollars,” the source adds.
Additionally, according to Andrei Ionin, chief analyst at GLONASS Union, “establishing large-scale cooperation with Chinese manufacturers could become the first step toward forming a technology alliance involving BRICS member states.”
If Russia is indeed looking to China for military and aerospace components, it further signals that the Beijing-Moscow relationship continues to tilt in the former’s favor. The recent $400 billion natural gas deal between the two sides also showed another aspect of the changing dynamics in bilateral relations. Reports suggest that Moscow acquiesced to Beijing’s price demands in order to seal a 30-year deal.
Moreover, while Western sanctions will drive Russia and China closer together, they are not the only reason for the strategic convergence between these two countries. Both Russia and China have increased their cooperation in recent years and work together at international forums, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Under the latest round of E.U. and U.S. sanctions over the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Russian financial institutions, defense firms, and energy companies are increasingly isolated on a global scale.
Following Sanctions, Russia Turns to China for Defense and Aerospace Equipment | The Diplomat
According to the Roscomos source: “[Russia does] work with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) … Its institutions have already offered us a few dozen items, representing a direct alternative to, or slight modifications of the elements [Russia] will no longer be able to acquire because of the sanctions introduced by the United States.” Currently, Russia’s extensive military and aerospace industries do not source their components in China. “Over the next two, two-and-a-half years, until Russian manufacturers put the necessary space and military electronic components into production, plans call for the purchase of such items from China amounting to several billion dollars,” the source adds.
Additionally, according to Andrei Ionin, chief analyst at GLONASS Union, “establishing large-scale cooperation with Chinese manufacturers could become the first step toward forming a technology alliance involving BRICS member states.”
If Russia is indeed looking to China for military and aerospace components, it further signals that the Beijing-Moscow relationship continues to tilt in the former’s favor. The recent $400 billion natural gas deal between the two sides also showed another aspect of the changing dynamics in bilateral relations. Reports suggest that Moscow acquiesced to Beijing’s price demands in order to seal a 30-year deal.
Moreover, while Western sanctions will drive Russia and China closer together, they are not the only reason for the strategic convergence between these two countries. Both Russia and China have increased their cooperation in recent years and work together at international forums, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Under the latest round of E.U. and U.S. sanctions over the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Russian financial institutions, defense firms, and energy companies are increasingly isolated on a global scale.
Following Sanctions, Russia Turns to China for Defense and Aerospace Equipment | The Diplomat
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GCR - Sectors - Russia and China forge new nuclear power partnership August 2014 | By Rod Sweet
Russia and China forge new nuclear power partnership
Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has been invited to build two nuclear power plant units in China.
News of the nuclear cooperation follows the two countries’ historic gas-supply agreement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shanghai in May this year (pictured).
China also wants to learn from Russia how to build nuclear reactors that float on barges.
Although China is the world leader in nuclear new-build, with 28 reactors under construction last year, it builds plants in coastal areas and lacks expertise in building nuclear stations inland.
According to Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, Russian expertise will help China bring nuclear to its vast interior.
The two new, land-based plants are being considered for the city of Harbin, in northeastern Heilongjiang province, Xinhua reported on Monday.
Gennady Sakharov, deputy director-general of Rosatom, said on Thursday last week that a delegation would soon go to Harbin to assess the construction site, ITAR-TASS reported.
“We have received an offer,” Sakharov said, adding: “this is a new project and there will be two units.”
“We know that the government of China has plans to build nuclear power plants in inner regions that are badly in need of electricity,” said Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko in June this year, according to ITAR-TASS.
“Russia has unique experience and is one of the few countries that have the extensive experience of building and operating nuclear power plants in inner regions of the country. And we are ready to share our experience with our Chinese partners."
Artist’s render of Russia’s floating nuclear power plant, the “Akademik Lomonosov”
In the tally of nuclear projects under construction around the world, China tops the list with 28 while Russia comes a distant second with nine, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
India and South Korea have seven and five under construction respectively, while the US trails with three.
The IAEA says that just over 42% of all nuclear new build in the world is happening right now in China.
The tie-up with Russia signals China’s intention to deepen its commitment to nuclear energy, and its willingness to work with Russia at a time when that country is becoming increasingly isolated from the West over its actions in Ukraine.
ITAR-TASS reported that, also in June, Rusatom Overseas (a branch of Rosatom) and one of China’s top nuclear developers, CNNC New Energy, signed a memorandum of understanding for building floating nuclear power plants.
Russia is leading the approach of putting small reactors on barges. It is currently building a twin-reactor nuclear power plant it calls the “Akademik Lomonosov”, after the 18th Century Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Its two reactors, each capable of generating 150 MW of heat and 38.5 MW of electricity, could power a city of 200,000 people, says Russia’s RT.com.
The barge displaces 21,500 tonnes and has to be towed. Its developers say it can withstandearthquakes and terrorist bombs, and would be useful for powering remote settlements or offshore oil and gas facilities.
ITAR-TASS reports that a Chinese delegation travelled to the Floating NPP Training Centre and the Baltic Shipyard – where the “Akademik Lomonosov” is being built – in July.
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GCR - Sectors - Russia and China forge new nuclear power partnership August 2014 | By Rod Sweet
Russia and China forge new nuclear power partnership
Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has been invited to build two nuclear power plant units in China.
News of the nuclear cooperation follows the two countries’ historic gas-supply agreement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shanghai in May this year (pictured).
China also wants to learn from Russia how to build nuclear reactors that float on barges.
Although China is the world leader in nuclear new-build, with 28 reactors under construction last year, it builds plants in coastal areas and lacks expertise in building nuclear stations inland.
According to Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, Russian expertise will help China bring nuclear to its vast interior.
The two new, land-based plants are being considered for the city of Harbin, in northeastern Heilongjiang province, Xinhua reported on Monday.
Gennady Sakharov, deputy director-general of Rosatom, said on Thursday last week that a delegation would soon go to Harbin to assess the construction site, ITAR-TASS reported.
“We have received an offer,” Sakharov said, adding: “this is a new project and there will be two units.”
“We know that the government of China has plans to build nuclear power plants in inner regions that are badly in need of electricity,” said Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko in June this year, according to ITAR-TASS.
“Russia has unique experience and is one of the few countries that have the extensive experience of building and operating nuclear power plants in inner regions of the country. And we are ready to share our experience with our Chinese partners."
Artist’s render of Russia’s floating nuclear power plant, the “Akademik Lomonosov”
In the tally of nuclear projects under construction around the world, China tops the list with 28 while Russia comes a distant second with nine, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
India and South Korea have seven and five under construction respectively, while the US trails with three.
The IAEA says that just over 42% of all nuclear new build in the world is happening right now in China.
The tie-up with Russia signals China’s intention to deepen its commitment to nuclear energy, and its willingness to work with Russia at a time when that country is becoming increasingly isolated from the West over its actions in Ukraine.
ITAR-TASS reported that, also in June, Rusatom Overseas (a branch of Rosatom) and one of China’s top nuclear developers, CNNC New Energy, signed a memorandum of understanding for building floating nuclear power plants.
Russia is leading the approach of putting small reactors on barges. It is currently building a twin-reactor nuclear power plant it calls the “Akademik Lomonosov”, after the 18th Century Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Its two reactors, each capable of generating 150 MW of heat and 38.5 MW of electricity, could power a city of 200,000 people, says Russia’s RT.com.
The barge displaces 21,500 tonnes and has to be towed. Its developers say it can withstandearthquakes and terrorist bombs, and would be useful for powering remote settlements or offshore oil and gas facilities.
ITAR-TASS reports that a Chinese delegation travelled to the Floating NPP Training Centre and the Baltic Shipyard – where the “Akademik Lomonosov” is being built – in July.
Looks like we can push Russia to second position in Number of Reactors under construction,new Govt has given Nuclear power a priority
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