The President took part, via videoconference, in a ceremony to launch the full-scale implementation of the project to build a high-speed railway between Moscow and St Petersburg and to pour cement into the foundation of the nuclear island for the 7th power unit at the Leningrad NPP.

President of Russia and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took part in a ceremony, held via videoconference, for pouring the first concrete into the foundation of the fourth power unit of the Egyptian El-Dabaa NPP.

In Sarov, Vladimir Putin met with young scientists and specialists from the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre – All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics.

The President held a meeting with Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev.

Vladimir Putin visited an exhibition of Russian quantum technology achievements by Rosatom and Russian Railways on the sidelines of the Future Technologies Forum at the International Trade Centre.

Vladimir Putin, along with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, participated, via videoconference, in a ceremony marking the delivery of Russian-made nuclear fuel to power generating unit No. 1 of the Akkuyu NPP.

The President attended, via videoconference, the ceremony to launch the Yakutia nuclear-powered icebreaker and to raise the flag of the Russian Federation on the Ural nuclear-powered icebreaker.

Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev briefed the President on the corporation’s performance.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Director General of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping took part, via videoconference, in a ceremony to launch the construction of the seventh and eighth power units at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant and the third and fourth power units at the Xudapu Nuclear Power Plant in China.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Director General of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Alexei Likhachev. The State Corporation’s CEO briefed the President on corporate activities and the implementation of major projects, including those linked with the development of the Northern Sea Route.

Vladimir Putin met with Director General of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev, who reported to the President about Rosatom’s performance in 2017 and the implementation of its investment strategy in Russia and abroad.