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Use and swap 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA drives with this multi-interface drive dock.

Accessing multiple drives couldn't be simpler as Voyager's unique design makes hot-swapping drives a breeze. Just insert any standard 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drive with up to 6.0TB capacity into the Voyager, and connect it to your Mac or PC. There's nothing else to install or configure! When you're finished using a drive, a simple press of the eject button lifts the drive off the SATA connector, allowing the drive to be easily removed.

Managing libraries of drive data just gets easier when a Voyager is integrated into your workflow. Save yourself the time of installing a drive into a computer, or the cost maintaining multiple external enclosures, power supplies, and interface cables. And unlike internal SATA connectors inside a computer or external enclosure, Voyager's SATA drive connector is made to be reused over-and-over to ensure long-term reliability.

An auto-switching power supply is included for worldwide compatibility, and flexible operating system compatibility, the NewerTech Voyager can traverse your data universe with ease.

• Supports all all 2.5" and 3.5" SATA I/II/III drives and SSD drives up to 6.0TB
• Multi-Interface for maximum data transfer rates and system compatibility
• Data transfer rates up to 5.0Gb/s (500MB/s)
• Push button drive eject for safe removal
• Hot-Swap functionality for fast access of multiple SATA drives
• Plug and Play with Macs and PCs

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• Supports all all 2.5" and 3.5" SATA I/II/III drives and SSD drives up to 4.0 TB
• Quad Interface, for maximum data transfer rates and system compatibility
• Data transfer rates up to 5.0Gb/s (500MB/s)
• Push button drive eject for safe removal
• Hot-Swap functionality for fast access of multiple SATA drives

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NEWER TECH NWTFWU3ES2HDK VOYAGER Q FIREWIRE 800/400/USB3/ESATA DRIVE DOCK Q Quad Interface; Fire Wire 800/400/USB 3.0/eSATA 6Gb/s & 1.5 Gb/s Drive Docking Station; Easiest way to access data from 2.5"-3.5" Serial ATA hard drive; Includes all cables; 1-year warranty; US based support

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Customers like the quality and connectivity of the hard drive enclosure. For example, they mention it's a great product with multiple interface cables and two FireWire 800 ports. That said, some complain about the mounting issues and recognition. Opinions are mixed on performance and value.

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Customers like the quality of the hard drive enclosure. They say it's a great product, very handy, and useful for backing up data and data recovery. Some mention that the dock looks great and has all the cables included with the unit.

"...The power savings mode worked perfectly and it was a good device to use for keeping my Aperture and iTunes library on." Read more

"...Postives: Dock looks great , has all the cables included with the unit...." Read more

"...It is good for backing up data , not for running overly fat programs like the Adobe CS Photoshop..." Read more

"This is a good device, very handy for those of us who have many bare drives that we don't want in difficult enclosures...." Read more

Customers like the connectivity of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it has multiple cables to connect the device to their computer, and that it works perfectly. Some appreciate the different interface options, saying that the dual interface is great and that they can use it for both 2.5 and 3.5 inch drives.

"...Postives:Dock looks great, has all the cables included with the unit ...." Read more

"The Voyager Quad Interface is great in that it has 4 ports: eSATA, firewire800/400 + USB 3.0 so it works with my old machine a MAC G5 and my new..." Read more

"...The Q Quad comes with all the cables you need , a power supply and crystal clear instructions...." Read more

"...: some times they do not mount and other times the connection drops during file transfer . Thus the units work very intermittent...." Read more

Customers are satisfied with the speed of the hard drive enclosure. For example, they mention it's plug and play, has quick transfer speeds, and is able to copy files over much faster. Some say the USB speeds are as advertised. Overall, most are happy with the product's speed and durability.

"...Great product-- real time saver ." Read more

"...hard drives now show up on my iMac desktop and I am able to copy files over much faster than on the Voyager Q...." Read more

"...The transfer speed is quick via the USB 3.0 cable.So far, I have not experienced any issues with this device." Read more

"...Seagate, and Western Digital drives and it connects easily and is very fast ...." Read more

Customers find the hard drive enclosure easy to set up. They appreciate the quiet operation and simplicity of use. They also appreciate the crystal clear instructions and mention that it's a time saver and convenience.

"...This lets me do backups and check what's on old drives etc. very easily . It is Brilliant...." Read more

"...Quad comes with all the cables you need, a power supply and crystal clear instructions ...." Read more

"...What a time saver and convenience !! Outstanding buying experience." Read more

"... Super easy to use on Windows and MAC. I just plug it in, pop in a drive and turn it on. Love the different interface options too...." Read more

Customers have mixed opinions about the performance of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention that it works great and is reliable, while others say that it ceased to work shortly after 2 years.

"...Thus the units work very intermittent . File transfer - a simply action - thus takes a long time if at all...." Read more

"Since unpacking and plugging in, drive and sled have worked great ...." Read more

"...The newest dock I received initially appeared to work but was dead within 15 minutes -- after formatting a disk I was transferring data, the drive..." Read more

Customers are mixed about the value of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention it's great quality at an even greater cost, reliable, and solid. However, others say it'd be better off with a reliable hard drive.

"...price was higher then I wanted to pay but all in all I think it's a decent value considering all the cables included and forward compatibility with..." Read more

"...I have to conclude that this drive is total garbage and that other Amazon buyers should NOT BY THIS DOCK!..." Read more

"...but that's only true if it works--consistently, accurately, reliably --every single time. And this device does not deliver that performance...." Read more

" This thing is junk . I bought this dock on Feb 7, 2013. Got in on Feb. 12, 2013. Did my first back on Feb. 16th, 2013...." Read more

Customers are dissatisfied with the mounting of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it does not reliably mount on the Mac. Some customers also say that the drive spins up but does not mount.

"...place as if I wait more then a minute to click on something the drive spins down - this could be due to the green drive I'm using but I'm not..." Read more

"...2. The USB cables mount sporadically: some times they do not mount and other times the connection drops during file transfer...." Read more

"...the power button on the dock was in the ON position, the drive did not spin up until I attached an IEEE 1394b (firewire-800) cable to it and to my..." Read more

"...Finally, I've also observed that the FW800 does not reliably mount on the Mac either... and it seems to be worse when I have another drive daisy..." Read more

Customers are dissatisfied with the recognition of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it fails to recognize the drive on multiple computers using different operating systems. Some customers also report that the enclosure turns on but does not load any drive at all through any connection.

"...They never mount to my computers via Firewire and the HDs are not recognized by my computers ...." Read more

"...spin up when the power button is engaged, the drives are not recognized by the OS (Mac OSX 10.9.5)...." Read more

"...see that something was plugged in (and sometimes not) but it wouldn't recognize the drive , saying that it needed to be initialized, but then..." Read more

"...It turns on, but doesn't load any drive at all through any connection. Stay far away from this product...." Read more

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Newertech Announces Voyager -world's First "quad Interface" Sata Hard Drive Docking Station

Dec 2, 2008 | Woodstock, IL

Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech®) http://www.newertech.com , the leading developer of PC, Macintosh®, iPod®, and iPhone® performance upgrades and accessories, today announced NewerTech Voyager, the world’s first “Quad Interface” SATA I/II Hard Drive Docking Station with support for four interfaces: FireWire® 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA. NewerTech Voyager turns any 2.5" or 3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) I/II hard drive up to 2.0TB into a fully bootable and hot-swappable external drive solution. Easy & Convenient To Use Using Voyager is so simple: just insert any standard 2.5" or 3.5" SATA I/II hard drive (up to 2.0TB) into Voyager’s compact docking base and select the fastest of the four interfaces supported by your computer for read/write data speeds of up to 3.0Gb/s. There’s nothing else to install or configure. Voyager saves users the time and inconvenience of installing a hard drive into a computer or using an external hard drive enclosure with limited interfaces and slower speeds. Plug and Play Hot-Swap Ready With the most interfaces available on the market, Voyager provides Plug and Play ease of use for a fast external hard drive solution that works with both Macs and PCs . In fact, Voyager is so easy to use, that combined with today’s low cost of hard drive storage, users can think of a bare SATA I/II drive as being as convenient to use as a flash memory card , with the same instant access benefits and the addition of huge storage capacity gains. In addition, Voyager is completely hot-swappable for consumers wanting to move multiple drives at will while their computer is on and running. Its unique design and drive eject button makes inserting, using, and removing SATA I/II hard drives a safe and effortless procedure. Ideal Solution for Storage Archives The ideal solution for storage archives, professional photographers, videographers, and other hard drive storage archivers will no longer need multiple drive enclosures and power supplies for every archived hard drive. “Whether consumers want to re-task an older swapped-out hard drive, need to access multiple drives, or want to add big capacity, low cost external storage capacity to their desktop, Voyager is able to travel any computer user’s data universe needs with ease,” said Grant Dahlke, NewerTech’s Product Manager. “Its design and ‘Quad Interface’ functionality offer high speed ‘slide and swap’ hard drive read/write performance and convenience never before available.” NewerTech Voyager Features: • Supports all 2.5" and 3.5" SATA I/II hard drives up to 2.0TB • “Quad Interface” for maximum system compatibility and data transfer rates • Data transfer rates up to 3.0Gb/s (300MB/s) • Push button drive eject for safe hard drive removal • Hot-Swap functionality for fast access of multiple hard drives • Weighted base and non skid rubber feet for stable operation • 2-Color Status LED: left side blue for power on, right side flashing red for disk activity • Compact design: measures 5.28" x 3.70" x 2.68" inches and weighs 1.35lbs without drive • Whisper Quiet operation - no cooling fan needed • Plug and Play with Macs and PCs • All interface connection cables included • RoHS Compliant • One year warranty NewerTech Voyager is priced at $99.95 MSRP and is available immediately from NewerTech’s exclusive distributor, Other World Computing (OWC®), at www.macsales.com , as well as through the retail channel. Voyager includes all its supported interface connector cables and an auto-switching power supply for worldwide compatibility. For more information, visit: http://www.newertech.com/products/voyager.php Additionally, OWC has created five Voyager/Hard Drive Bundles priced starting at $157.99 to offer consumers the ultimate in convenience and economy. For details, visit http://eshop.macsales.com/search/Voyager

Other World Computing (OWC), founded in 1988, is dedicated to helping Mac and PC enthusiasts do more and reach higher. We believe in sustainability – OWC solutions are genuinely built to last, go the distance, and enable users to maximize the technology investment they have already made. OWC's operation provides leadership in business sustainability, with its headquarters among the first in the world awarded LEED Platinum certification. OWC features an award-winning technical support team and an unparalleled library of step-by-step DIY and informational videos. From the home desktop to the enterprise rack, the corporate backup to secure medical data, the recording studio to the motion picture set, and beyond, there should be no compromise. That is why OWC is here.

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NewerTech Voyager S3 USB 3.0 Dock for 2.5"/3.5" SATA I/II/III HDD

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By Melanie G.

I love this product. Makes switching drives in and out really easy, particularly where back up is concerned!

NewerTech Voyager S3 USB 3.0 Dock - all good

By DENNIS M.

Had a bunch of internal 10 TB drives from a product return and this baby does the job nicely.

Boot and Swap Drives at Will Whether you're on a data recovery mission or just want to check the contents of an older swapped out drive, NewerTech Voyager is the easiest, most convenient way to access data from any Serial ATA (SATA) drive. Just insert any standard 2.5" or 3.5" SATA I/II/III drive with up to 6.0TB capacity into the compact docking base and select one of the four interfaces supported by your Mac or PC for the fastest data transfer performance. Then, start reading and/or writing data to the docked drive. There's nothing else to install or configure! • Push button drive eject for safe removal • Hot-Swap functionality for fast access of multiple SATA drives • 2-Color Status LED: Left side Blue = Power, Right side Flashing Red = Disk Activity • Whisper Quiet operation.. no cooling fan needed • RoHS Compliant • CE approved • Data Access Now Made Simple! • Boot and Swap Drives at Will • Plug and Play, Hot Swap and add a new drive at anytime • Choose Multi-Interface or USB 3.0 & 2.0 Interface • Newest Gen Multi-Interface Docking Solutions • Hard Drives Up To 6.0TB • Works with Mac and PC Save Time and Money With its Plug and Play design, the NewerTech Voyager saves you the time of installing a drive into a computer or the cost of an external enclosure. Now you can think of bare SATA drives with the same convenience and instant access benefits as flash memory cards.. but with huge gains in storage capacity! Hot Swap Ready Have multiple drives you need to access? No problem, NewerTech Voyager's unique design makes hot-swapping SATA drives a breeze. When finished using your drive, simply pull Upon it or use the eject lever for 3.5" drives for quick and effortless removal. Ideal Solution for Photographers and Videographers Instead of needing multiple enclosures and power supplies for every archived drive, NewerTech Voyager makes accessing your valuable data a breeze. Just slide in your drive, find the desired image or clip and then return the drive to your storage safe. Truly Plug and Play With all supported interface connector cables included, an auto-switching power supply for worldwide compatibility and flexible operating system compatibility, the NewerTech Voyager can travel your data universe with ease.

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NewerTech Voyager Q Drive Dock

UPDATE March 2014: for modern Macs with USB3, choose the USB3 Voyager S3 .

Update February 2019 : for modern Macs with USB-C or Thunderbolt 3, choose the OWC Drive Dock USB-C .

On my “exceptionally handy” list is the NewerTech Voyager Q , an external drive dock for 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drives. In a second or two, you can pop in any 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drive, connecting the Voyager to your Mac via eSATA or Firewire 800 or 400 or USB. In short, it connects to just about anything out there!

Why is this handy? There are many use cases—

Backup — you can slot in a backup drive perform your backup, then remove it and store elsewhere. No hassles with drive trays, screws, etc. This is a great way to use those older slower drivers for backup that you might not otherwise use.

Cloning a system — when switching systems you can quickly slot in a spare drive, clone your system (eg with Carbon Copy Cloner ), “wipe and clean” the target drive, then clone the drive in the Voyager back to your system drive. (Two backups are always advised). This makes life so much simpler when changing system configurations, since any old drive will do with no muss and no fuss with tools.

You can use the Voyager Q as a boot drive via Firewire 800, which means that any clone of your system drive can instantly have you up and running if your main system drive fails.

Connectivity — with the 4 interfaces (eSATA, Firewire 800/400, USB), you can connect to just about any system with any laptop or desktop SATA drive.

One note of caution: when removing drives, be sure to let the drive spin down first. Bad Things can happen if you grab a drive that is still spinning at several thousand rpm.

Conclusions

If you ever wanted a quick and easy solution to accessing bare hard drives, this is as easy as it gets, and the price is right . Users looking for a versatile backup system need only this unit and some bare hard drives to make rotating backups. It’s a great way to use last year’s hard drives.

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Norilsk: The city built by gulag prisoners where Russia guards its Arctic secrets

Environmental activists are frustrated by how authorities handled a diesel spill which poured into two Arctic rivers in late May.

International correspondent @DiMagnaySky

Friday 3 July 2020 23:41, UK

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The drive from Norilsk airport to the city takes you past mile after mile of crumbling, Soviet-era factories.

It looks like an endless, rusting scrapyard - a jumble of pipes, industrial junk and frost-bitten brickwork. If you were looking for an industrial apocalypse film setting, this would be your place - but you're unlikely to get the permissions.

Norilsk was built in Stalin's times by gulag prisoners. This gritty industrial city is a testament to their endurance both of the cruelty of Stalin's regime and of the harsh polar climate. There were no thoughts then on how to build to protect the environment, just to survive it.

Vasily Ryabinin doesn't think much has changed, at least in ecological terms. He used to work for the local branch of the federal environmental watchdog, Rosprirodnadzor, but quit in June after exposing what he says was a failure to investigate properly the environmental impact of the gigantic diesel spill which poured into two Arctic rivers in late May.

At 21,000 tonnes, it was the largest industrial spill in the polar Arctic .

Despite the Kremlin declaring a federal emergency and sending a host of different agencies to participate in the clean-up, just last week Mr Ryabinin and activists from Greenpeace Russia found another area where technical water used in industrial processes was being pumped directly into the tundra from a nearby tailing pond. Russia's investigative committee has promised to investigate.

"The ecological situation here is so bad," Mr Ryabinin says.

"The latest constructions such as the tailing pond at the Talnack ore-processing plant were built exclusively by Nornickel chief executive Vladimir Potanin's team and supposedly in accordance with ecological standards, but on satellite images you can see that all the lakes in the vicinity have unnatural colours and obviously something has got into them."

Mining company Nornickel would disagree. It has admitted flagrant violations at the tailing pond and suspended staff it deems responsible at both the Talnack plant and at Norilsk Heat and Power plant no 3 where the diesel spill originated from.

On Thursday it appointed Andrey Bougrov, from its senior management board, to the newly-created role of senior vice president for environmental protection. It has a clear environmental strategy, provides regular updates on the status of the spill, and its Twitter feed is filled with climate-related alerts.

But what investors read is very different to the picture on the ground.

Norilsk used to be a closed city - one of dozens across the Soviet Union shut off to protect industrial secrets. Foreigners need special permissions approved by the Federal Security Service (FSB) to enter the region. It would take an invitation from Nornickel to make that happen and, for the past month since the spill, that has not been forthcoming.

Unlike in Soviet times, Russian citizens are now free to come and go. That's why our Sky News Moscow team were able to fly in and travel around the city, even if getting to the spill site was blocked. What they were able to film provides a snapshot of the immense challenge Russia faces in upgrading its Soviet-era industrial infrastructure, particularly at a time when climate change is melting the permafrost on which much of it was built.

Just downwind from one of the rusting factories on the city outskirts is a huge expanse of dead land. The skeletal remains of trees stand forlorn against the howling Arctic winds. Sulphur dioxide poisoning has snuffed the life out of all that lived here. Norilsk is the world's worst emitter of sulphur dioxide by a substantial margin.

"For 80km south of here everything is dead," Mr Ryabinin says, "and for at least 10km in that direction too. Everything here depends on the wind."

Immediately after the spill, Mr Ryabinin filmed and took samples from the Daldykan river just a few kilometres from the fuel tank which had leaked. By that point the river was a churning mix of diesel and red sludge dredged up from the riverbed by the force of the leak. Norilsk's rivers have turned red before and the chemical residues have sunk to the bottom, killing all life there. Nothing has lived in those rivers for decades.

In his capacity as deputy head of the local environmental watchdog, Mr Ryabinin says he insisted that he be allowed to fly further north to check the levels of contamination in Lake Pyasino and beyond.

Nornickel at the time claimed the lake was untouched by the spill. Mr Ryabinin says his boss encouraged him to let things be.

"I can't be sure I would have found anything, but this sort of confrontation - making sure I didn't go there with a camera, let alone with bottles for taking samples, it was all very clear to me. It was the final straw."

Rosprirodnadzor refused to comment to Sky News on Mr Ryabinin's allegations or suggestions that the agency was working hand in hand with Nornickel.

Georgy Kavanosyan is an environmental blogger with a healthy 37,000 following on YouTube. Shortly after the spill, he set out for Lake Pyasino and to the Pyasina River beyond to see how far the diesel had spread.

"We set out at night so that the Norilsk Nickel security wouldn't detect us. I say at night, but they've got polar nights there now, north of the Arctic Circle. So it's still light but it's quieter and we managed to go past all the cordons."

He is one of the few to have provided evidence that the diesel has in fact travelled far beyond where the company admits. Not just the 1,200km (745m) length of Lake Pyasino but into the river beyond.

He says his measurements indicated a volume of hydrocarbons dissolved in the water of between two and three times normal levels. He thinks after he published his findings on YouTube, the authorities' vigilance increased.

Greenpeace Russia have spent the last two weeks trying to obtain samples from Lake Pyasino and the surrounding area. They have faced difficulties getting around and flying their samples out for independent analysis.

They are now waiting for results from a laboratory in St Petersburg but say the samples remain valid technically for just four days after collection and that they weren't able to make that deadline due to the authorities' actively obstructing their work.

Elena Sakirko from Greenpeace Russia specialises in oil spills and says this has happened to her before. This time, a police helicopter flew to the hunter's hut where they were staying and confiscated the fuel for the boat they were using. Then a deputy for the Moscow city parliament tasked with bringing the samples back from Norilsk was forced to go back empty-handed.

"We were told at the airport we needed permission from the security department of Nornickel," Ms Sakirko says. "We asked them to show us some law or statement to prove that this was legal or what the basis for this was, but they haven't showed us anything and we still don't understand it."

Nornickel announced this week that the critical stage of the diesel spill is over. The company is now finalising dates for a press tour for foreign media and for other international environmentalists.

Mr Ryabinin thinks this should have happened weeks ago.

"If we don't let scientists come to the Arctic region to evaluate the impact of the accident, then in the future if anything similar happens, we won't know what to do."

A spokesperson for Nornickel said the company "is actively cooperating with the scientific community and will meticulously assess both the causes and effects of the accident."

Nornickel considers permafrost thawing to be the primary cause of the accident, but is waiting for the end of investigation before making a final statement, the spokesperson said.

They added that the company "accepts full responsibility for the incidents on its sites these past two months and holds itself accountable for any infrastructural deficits or poor decisions by personnel.

"The imperative is to do everything to clean up our sites, instil a stronger culture of transparency and safety in our workforce, and ensure that such situations do not occur in the future."

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Rosatom Starts Production of Rare-Earth Magnets for Wind Power Generation

TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom has started gradual localization of rare-earth magnets manufacturing for wind power plants generators. The first sets of magnets have been manufactured and shipped to the customer.

In total, the contract between Elemash Magnit LLC (an enterprise of TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom in Elektrostal, Moscow region) and Red Wind B.V. (a joint venture of NovaWind JSC and the Dutch company Lagerwey) foresees manufacturing and supply over 200 sets of magnets. One set is designed to produce one power generator.

“The project includes gradual localization of magnets manufacturing in Russia, decreasing dependence on imports. We consider production of magnets as a promising sector for TVEL’s metallurgical business development. In this regard, our company does have the relevant research and technological expertise for creation of Russia’s first large-scale full cycle production of permanent rare-earth magnets,” commented Natalia Nikipelova, President of TVEL JSC.

“NovaWind, as the nuclear industry integrator for wind power projects, not only made-up an efficient supply chain, but also contributed to the development of inter-divisional cooperation and new expertise of Rosatom enterprises. TVEL has mastered a unique technology for the production of magnets for wind turbine generators. These technologies will be undoubtedly in demand in other areas as well,” noted Alexander Korchagin, Director General of NovaWind JSC.

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TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom incorporates enterprises for the fabrication of nuclear fuel, conversion and enrichment of uranium, production of gas centrifuges, as well as research and design organizations. It is the only supplier of nuclear fuel for Russian nuclear power plants. TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom provides nuclear fuel for 73 power reactors in 13 countries worldwide, research reactors in eight countries, as well as transport reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet. Every sixth power reactor in the world operates on fuel manufactured by TVEL. www.tvel.ru

NovaWind JSC is a division of Rosatom; its primary objective is to consolidate the State Corporation's efforts in advanced segments and technological platforms of the electric power sector. The company was founded in 2017. NovaWind consolidates all of the Rosatom’s wind energy assets – from design and construction to power engineering and operation of wind farms.

Overall, by 2023, enterprises operating under the management of NovaWind JSC, will install 1 GW of wind farms. http://novawind.ru

Elemash Magnit LLC is a subsidiary of Kovrov Mechanical Plant (an enterprise of the TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom) and its main supplier of magnets for production of gas centrifuges. The company also produces magnets for other industries, in particular, for the automotive

industry. The production facilities of Elemash Magnit LLC are located in the city of Elektrostal, Moscow Region, at the site of Elemash Machine-Building Plant (a nuclear fuel fabrication facility of TVEL Fuel Company).

Rosatom is a global actor on the world’s nuclear technology market. Its leading edge stems from a number of competitive strengths, one of which is assets and competences at hand in all nuclear segments. Rosatom incorporates companies from all stages of the technological chain, such as uranium mining and enrichment, nuclear fuel fabrication, equipment manufacture and engineering, operation of nuclear power plants, and management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste. Nowadays, Rosatom brings together about 350 enterprises and organizations with the workforce above 250 K. https://rosatom.ru/en/

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For the first time Rosatom Fuel Division supplied fresh nuclear fuel to the world’s only floating nuclear cogeneration plant in the Arctic

The fuel was supplied to the northernmost town of Russia along the Northern Sea Route.

The first in the history of the power plant refueling, that is, the replacement of spent nuclear fuel with fresh one, is planned to begin before 2024. The manufacturer of nuclear fuel for all Russian nuclear icebreakers, as well as the Akademik Lomonosov FNPP, is Machinery Manufacturing Plant, Joint-Stock Company (MSZ JSC), a company of Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL that is based in Elektrostal, Moscow Region.

The FNPP includes two KLT-40S reactors of the icebreaking type. Unlike convenient ground-based large reactors (that require partial replacement of fuel rods once every 12-18 months), in the case of these reactors, the refueling takes place once every few years and includes unloading of the entire reactor core and loading of fresh fuel into the reactor.

The cores of KLT-40 reactors of the Akademik Lomonosov floating power unit have a number of advantages compared to the reference ones: a cassette core was used for the first time in the history of the unit, which made it possible to increase the fuel energy resource to 3-3.5 years between refuelings, and also reduce the fuel component of the electricity cost by one and a half times. The FNPP operating experience formed the basis for the designs of reactors for nuclear icebreakers of the newest series 22220. Three such icebreakers have been launched by now.

For the first time the power units of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant were connected to the grid in December 2019, and put into commercial operation in May 2020. The supply of nuclear fuel from Elektrostal to Pevek and its loading into the second reactor is planned for 2024. The total power of the Akademik Lomonosov FNPP, supplied to the coastal grid of Pevek without thermal energy consumption on shore, is about 76 MW, being about 44 MW in the maximum thermal power supply mode. The FNPP generated 194 million kWh according to the results of 2023. The population of Pevek is just a little more than 4 thousand, while the FNPP has a potential for supplying electricity to a city with a population of up to 100 thousand people. After the FNPP commissioning two goals were achieved. These include first of all the replacement of the retiring capacities of the Bilibino NPP, which has been operating since 1974, as well as the Chaunskaya TPP, which has already been operating for more than 70 years. Secondly, energy is supplied to the main mining companies in western Chukotka in the Chaun-Bilibino energy hub a large ore and metal cluster, including gold mining companies and projects related to the development of the Baimsk ore zone. In September 2023, a 110 kilovolt power transmission line with a length of 490 kilometers was put into operation, connecting the towns of Pevek and Bilibino. The line increased the reliability of energy supply from the FNPP to both Bilibino consumers and mining companies, the largest of which is the Baimsky GOK. The comprehensive development of the Russian Arctic is a national strategic priority. To increase the NSR traffic is of paramount importance for accomplishment of the tasks set in the field of cargo shipping. This logistics corridor is being developed due regular freight voyages, construction of new nuclear-powered icebreakers and modernization of the relevant infrastructure. Rosatom companies are actively involved in this work. Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL (Rosatom Fuel Division) includes companies fabricating nuclear fuel, converting and enriching uranium, manufacturing gas centrifuges, conducting researches and producing designs. As the only nuclear fuel supplier to Russian NPPs, TVEL supplies fuel for a total of 75 power reactors in 15 countries, for research reactors in nine countries, as well as for propulsion reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet. Every sixth power reactor in the world runs on TVEL fuel. Rosatom Fuel Division is the world’s largest producer of enriched uranium and the leader on the global stable isotope market. The Fuel Division is actively developing new businesses in chemistry, metallurgy, energy storage technologies, 3D printing, digital products, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. TVEL also includes Rosatom integrators for additive technologies and electricity storage systems. Rosenergoatom, Joint-Stock Company is part of Rosatom Electric Power Division and one of the largest companies in the industry acting as an operator of nuclear power plants. It includes, as its branches, 11 operating NPPs, including the FNPP, the Scientific and Technical Center for Emergency Operations at NPPs, Design and Engineering as well as Technological companies. In total, 37 power units with a total installed capacity of over 29.5 GW are in operation at 11 nuclear power plants in Russia. Machinery Manufacturing Plant, Joint-Stock Company (MSZ JSC, Elektrostal) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of fuel for nuclear power plants. The company produces fuel assemblies for VVER-440, VVER-1000, RBMK-1000, BN-600,800, VK-50, EGP-6; powders and fuel pellets intended for supply to foreign customers. It also produces nuclear fuel for research reactors. The plant belongs to the TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom.

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