Russian group is first with new-generation nuclear reactor

Russian State-owned nuclear energy group Rosatom has announced that it has started operational trials with the world's first Generation III+ nuclear reactor. This is the group's VVER-1200 (AES-2006), designed and developed by its subsidiary OKB Gidropress. It puts the Russian group ahead of its rivals in the worldwide nuclear market. "Rosatom is the world's largest supplier of nuclear power plants in the global market," highlighted NIAEP President Valery Limarenko. (NIAEP is the power engineering and construction arm of Rosatom.) "Today, we have made our position stronger. This opens new opportunities for building up our presence in the global market."