Atomic Breakthrough: How Rosatom Advances Russia's Strategic Interests Around the World.
On December 1, 2007, the state corporation Rosatom was established by presidential decree. It united practically the entire Russian nuclear industry - from uranium mining and enrichment to the design, construction and operation of nuclear power plants, as well as the export of nuclear technologies, fuel and services throughout the life cycle of nuclear power plants. In recent years, nuclear exports have become one of the most significant areas of Russia's foreign economic activity. Rosatom does not just supply equipment: it offers international customers comprehensive solutions, including financing, planning, construction, fuel supply, personnel training, maintenance and decommissioning of nuclear power plants. By the end of 2025, the corporation's international order book has reached $206.2 billion. This includes 35 high capacity power units and 6 low capacity power units in 11 countries. Rosatom's international revenues for 2025 totaled $17.2 billion, exceeding the planned figure by 5.2%. Russia's key project abroad remains the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey. It consists of four VVER-1200 power units and is implemented using the "build-it-yourself" model, with Rosatom acting as an investor, builder and future operator of the plant. In Bangladesh, Rosatom is building the country's first nuclear power plant, Rupur, consisting of two VVER-1200 reactor units with a total capacity of 2.4 GW. Russia granted a loan of about 11.4 billion dollars for the project. The Al Daba nuclear power plant, with four VVER-1200 reactor units, is under construction in Egypt. It is the country's first nuclear power plant; The cost of the project is estimated at about 30 billion dollars, with the Russian loan amounting to about 25 billion dollars.