Rosenergoatom
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Rosenergoatom is the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n nuclear power station operations subsidiary of Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom is a 100% state-owned holding company that unites Russian civil nuclear industry. It is a part of the Rosatom State corporation.-History:...

. The company was established on 7 September 1992 in Presidential decree
Decree
A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state , according to certain procedures . It has the force of law...

 No. 1055: "On operating organization of nuclear power plants in the Russian Federation". According to the decree
Decree
A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state , according to certain procedures . It has the force of law...

 on 8 September 2001 all Russian civil nuclear power plants as well as all supporting companies were incorporated into Rosenergoatom. On 19 January 2007 the Russian Parliament adopted the law "On the peculiarities of management and disposition of the property and shares of organizations using nuclear energy and on relevant changes to some legislative acts of the Russian Federation", which created Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom is a 100% state-owned holding company that unites Russian civil nuclear industry. It is a part of the Rosatom State corporation.-History:...

 - a holding company for all Russian civil nuclear industry; including Rosenergoatom, nuclear fuel producer and supplier TVEL
TVEL
TVEL is a Russian nuclear fuel cycle company headquartered in Moscow. It belongs to the Atomenergoprom holding company. Chairman of the board of directors is Alexander Lokshin. The acting President is Yuri Olenin.-Activities:...

, uranium trader Tekhsnabexport
Tekhsnabexport
Tekhsnabexport is a state owned Russian company founded in 1963 which trades uranium fuel and fuel processing services abroad .It carries out export of goods and services, produced by enterprises of the Atomenergoprom, including nuclear materials, and technological, medical and other equipment...

 (Tenex) and nuclear facilities constructor Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport is the Russian Federation's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly. It belongs to Atomenergoprom holding with 49.8% of shares owned by Gazprombank...

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In August 2008 Rosenergoatom was reorganized into an open joint stock company and renamed Energoatom. All shares of the company were transferred to Atomenergoprom by the end of 2008. In 2009 the old name was reinstated.

Rosenergoatom currently operates 10 nuclear power plants with 31 reactors. There is a plan to increase the number of reactors in operation to 59 by 2030.

Rosenergoatom is planning the production of floating mobile nuclear power plants
Russian floating nuclear power station
Floating nuclear power stations are vessels projected by Rosatom that present self-contained, low-capacity, floating nuclear power plants...

to power towns on the north coast of Russia.
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