The World Nuclear Industry Status Report, presented in Berlin on Tuesday and reported by HotNews, puts a concrete number on a vulnerability often omitted from debates about low-carbon electricity: Rosatom was building 28 of the 73 reactors under construction worldwide on 1 July. According to the report as cited, 21 of those projects were outside Russia.
That footprint is more than a capacity statistic. Building a reactor can create long-term links through technology, servicing, parts, fuel, financing and specialist expertise. When one state-owned group has a major role in projects in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Iran, Turkey and Uzbekistan, energy security cannot be judged solely by a plant's carbon profile.
HotNews also reports that Rosatom's international business revenue fell after Western sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while the company retained close professional ties with some Western firms, particularly French ones. That combination is why nuclear dependencies cannot be assessed through political announcements alone: industrial relationships can last for decades.
The global count, however, does not show that every project carries the same level of dependence, nor does it establish a current Romanian technical or commercial link to Rosatom. The supplied material documents no such Romanian connection. China also remains the main driver of global nuclear-capacity expansion, according to the same report.
The useful conclusion for Romania's energy debate is narrower than a pro- or anti-nuclear label. Every nuclear project should be assessed for the contractual and technical dependencies it creates, alongside its emissions and generation value. Specific claims about Romania require documents on suppliers, servicing, fuel and replacement options.
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- HotNews · Source date: 2026-11-10
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-10