Egypt has alleged violations of nuclear safety standards during the construction of a nuclear power plant by Rosatom
During the construction of the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt, which is being built by Russia’s Rosatom, defects and violations of nuclear safety standards were discovered.
In a confidential letter dated June 4, the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority informed Rosatom’s management of problems at several reactor units and violations of “nuclear safety culture.” The document also mentions “willful negligence” on the part of one of the officials involved in the project.
Other documents obtained by Politico point to construction delays and engineering problems. Rosatom’s 2025 internal audit warned of a significant risk of missing the construction schedule for the first power unit.
Its launch, originally scheduled for September 2028, may be postponed to March 2030.
At the same time, Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly stated that all four reactors are scheduled to be completed by 2030, and the first unit is set to begin generating electricity as early as 2028.
Rosatom stated that it adheres to the highest nuclear safety standards during the plant’s construction, but did not say whether it had received a letter from the Egyptian agency.
The El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant is being built using technology similar to that employed by Rosatom at the Paks-2 Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary. Therefore, the problems identified in Egypt could heighten concerns about Russian nuclear projects in Europe.
Source: Politico.
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