Rosatom

Russia on Nov. 11 signed a deal with Iran to build two new nuclear reactors and agreed to expand the total number of Russian reactors in the country to eight, the state nuclear agency Rosatom said.

The Energy Ministry says a controversial draft law that will lead to the destruction of olive groves “is necessary” for the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear plant planned in the southern coast amid a mounting campaign against the plans.

Turkey could count on USD 16 B of revenues from its two planned nuclear projects, the country's Economy Minister Taner Yildiz said Monday.

Yildiz said that Turkish companies are to not only significantly contribute to the construction, but also produce some of the electrical components and machinery needed at the plants, the Daily Sabah newspaper has reported.

Hungary opposed to sanctions against Russia

BUDAPEST -- Hungary opposes a new series of economic sanctions that the EU would impose on Russia because of its intervention in Ukraine, said Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Russia's state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom has said it is prepared to use new supply routes and alternative transportation methods to bring nuclear fuel to Bulgaria.