Russia is actively working to participate in the construction of nuclear power plants in Egypt, Jordan, Bangladesh and other countries, First Vice President of Atomstroiexport Alexander Dybov told Russia's Itar-Tass news agency after signing a contract with Ukraine's Energoatom on designing reactors for nuclear power plant in Khmelnitsky.

• Date: 10.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from bernama.com

A line of 150 trucks waits to enter Kazakhstan. It takes so long to clear customs here that each rig usually only makes two round trips a month. And yet, contrary to appearances, documented discrepancies suggest the checkpoint is a smuggler’s paradise.

• Date: 09.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Russia is considering pulling out of a project to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in Bulgaria due to persistent delays, Russian daily Kommersant reported

• Date: 09.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from nuclearpowerdaily.com

A new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms-control treaty went into effect Saturday, securing a key foreign-policy goal of President Obama and raising hopes among officials on both sides that it will provide the impetus for Moscow and Washington to negotiate further reductions.

• Date: 07.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from seattletimes.com

Russian experts confirmed during a presentation of the Kaliningrad nuclear power plant project in Riga yesterday that the project will have no detrimental effect on the environment.

• Date: 29.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

The Turkish Petroleum International Company Ltd. (TPIC), an affiliate of the state-run Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), is holding talks with Kyrgyz government officials to supply the jet fuel needed by American corps based in the country, the company’s president, Mithat Cansız, has said.

• Date: 28.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from todayszaman.com

Global powers seeking to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons are still hoping for a response from Tehran to a fuel swap proposal seen as a step towards ending the persistent standoff, Russia said

• Date: 28.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

Cash shortages and uncertainty over energy prices are delaying or cutting back nuclear power projects across Central and South-Eastern Europe, threatening energy supply and a push to abandon polluting coal.

• Date: 28.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from euractiv.com