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Russia shipping key equipment for nuclear power plant in northeast China

STORY: Russia shipping key equipment for nuclear power plant in northeast China DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: VOLGODONSK, Russia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Atommash plant in Volgodonsk 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (Russian): IGOR KOTOV, General Director of Atomenergomash STORYLINE: Key equipment for the third power unit of Xudapu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), one of the largest China-Russia nuclear energy cooperation projects, started shipping to China from Volgodonsk in Russia's Rostov region on Tuesday. The equipment includes a nuclear reactor containment vessel and four steam generators, which were manufactured at the Atommash plant in Volgodonsk. Atommash is part of Atomenergomash, a company that manufactures equipment for nuclear power plants, and a division of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom. SOUNDBITE (Russian): IGOR KOTOV, General Director of Atomenergomash "China plays a significant role in the whole nuclear industry, it has

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Türkiye's 1st nuclear plant to receive fuel in April

STORY: Türkiye's 1st nuclear plant to receive fuel in April DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:30 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT LECOMPTE, Istanbul-based energy expert STORYLINE: Türkiye is planning to load nuclear fuel into its first nuclear plant in late April. The project, built by Russia's state nuclear energy company Rosatom, is located in the southeastern Turkish province of Mersin. It is expected to produce 35 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually and will meet about 10 percent of domestic electricity needs. Experts have said that the project consolidates growing ties between Türkiye and Russia. The nuclear plant is also one of Erdogan's big projects. The Turkish leader is facing tight general elections on May 14, while his country is struggling with economic woes and the huge recovery costs of the Feb 6 earthquakes. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT LECOMPTE, I

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Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant

BUSHEHR, Iran - Sergei Kirienko (R), head of Russia's Nuclear Energy State Corp., or Rosatom, and Ali Akbar Salehi, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, attend a press conference at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant Aug. 21, 2010. The plant's operator brought fuel rods into it while showing part of the facility to foreign media the same day.

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S. Korea signs 2.25 bln USD deal with Russia for Egypt's nuclear plant project

STORY: S. Korea signs 2.25 bln USD deal with Russia for Egypt's nuclear plant project DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a signing ceremony 2. various of Egypt STORYLINE: South Korea signed a 3 trillion won (2.25 billion USD) deal with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components for Egypt's first nuclear power plant in Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast. South Korea's government said on Thursday the contract between the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) and ASE, a subsidiary of Rosatom, a state-owned Russian nuclear energy corporation, requires South Korea to provide turbine-related equipment and construction work for the plant being built in Dabaa. KHNP had been engaged in negotiations with ASE as the preferred bidder for the turbine-related project since last December before the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out in February this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction

STORY: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish ambassador, analyst on energy affairs STORYLINE: Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation. The Akkuyu plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province has set an operational date for the first reactor by 2023, with the entire plant expected to be up and running by 2025. For Mithat Rende, a former Turkish ambassador and an analyst on energy affairs, the Akkuyu plant, which began with a 2010 intergovernmental agreement between Türkiye and Russia, is of "strategic" importance. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-RUSSIA-NUCLEAR PLANT-CONSTRUCTION

(220818) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022 shows the Akkuyu nuclear power plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province. Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-RUSSIA-NUCLEAR PLANT-CONSTRUCTION

(220818) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022 shows the Akkuyu nuclear power plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province. Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-RUSSIA-NUCLEAR PLANT-CONSTRUCTION

(220818) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022 shows the Akkuyu nuclear power plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province. Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-RUSSIA-NUCLEAR PLANT-CONSTRUCTION

(220818) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022 shows the Akkuyu nuclear power plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province. Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction

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Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant

BUSHEHR, Iran - Sergei Kirienko (R), head of Russia's Nuclear Energy State Corp., or Rosatom, and Ali Akbar Salehi, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, attend a press conference at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant Aug. 21, 2010. The plant's operator brought fuel rods into it while showing part of the facility to foreign media the same day. (Kyodo)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, May 19, 2017. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic

The government still plans to conduct a security assessment of the potential bidders in the tender for the construction of a new unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant despite the exclusion of Russia from the tender in Prague, Czech Republic, April 29, 2021. Czechia has decided recently not to approach Russia's Rosatom in response to the information about an alleged involvement of Russian secret services in a 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice , southern Moravia. In March, it decided not approach the Chinese bidder, company CGN. +++FILE PHOTO+++Pictured Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech Republic, October 16, 2018. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)