Russia actively preparing for NPP building in Egypt, Jordan.

KIEV (Itar-Tass) - Russia is actively working with the
aim to participate in the construction of nuclear power plants in Egypt,
Jordan, Bangladesh and other countries, First Vice President of
Atomstroiexport Alexander Dybov told Itar-Tass after signing a contract
with Ukraine's Energoatom on designing reactors for the third and fourth
units of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant.
"We will of course participate in the tenders," the top manager said.
At the same time, he did not rule out that the political situation in
Egypt could affect plans for the construction of nuclear power plants.
Dybov added, that Atomstroiexport has a serious portfolio of orders,
including in India, China and Bulgaria. He denied the rumours about Russia'
s withdrawal from the project of the construction of the Belene nuclear
power plant. "The company doe not withdraw from the project, there are
absolutely no grounds for that," the first vice president emphasised. "The
Bulgarian project continues, the process goes on, and we manage it," he
pointed out.
Atomstroiexport is the Russian Federation's nuclear power equipment
and service export monopoly. It belongs to Atomenergoprom holding with
49.8 percent of shares owned by Gazprombank. The CEO of Atomstroiexport is
Sergei Shmatko.
The Russian nuclear vendor is building the first reactor power unit in
Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant located 400 kilometres (250 mi)
southwest of Tehran under a US$1 billion contract signed in 1995. In 2007,
Atomstroiexport signed a memorandum of understanding with Ciner Insaat
Ticaret ve Sanayi to promote its VVER-design pressurized water reactors in
Turkey. In Bangladesh, proposals have been prepared to resurrect the
potential Roppur nuclear power plant. In Morocco, Atomstroiexport
considers participation in the construction of a nuclear power plant at
Sidi Boulbra.