# Russian nuclear operator reports nine-month generation and reliability review

> Rosenergoatom’s 23 October engineering meeting reviewed preliminary nine-month operating results, winter-readiness work and the use of video analytics to identify unsafe work practices.

- Topic: Economic and industry statistics
- Subjects: Nuclear energy, Electricity, Artificial intelligence, Official statistics
- Event date: 2026-10-23
- First published on EPC Feed: 2026-10-25T20:55:46.165Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:55:46.165Z
- Countries: Russia
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/news/rosatom-russian-npp-nine-month-2026-operating-review


## Key facts

- 2026 generation outlook: At least 220 billion kWh; operator forecast
- Reporting basis: Preliminary review of January–September 2026

Rosenergoatom’s senior engineering meeting at Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant reviewed preliminary operating results for Russia’s nuclear fleet through September and preparation for the winter peak. The meeting took place on 23 October and included plant engineers, the operating company, the safety regulator, and research and design organisations. It was a review of production and operational readiness, rather than a complete audited statistical release; the figures in the announcement are stated as preliminary or forecast where applicable.

The operator said the principal production measure, electricity generation, was above plan for the first nine months. It forecast fleet output of at least 220 billion kilowatt-hours by year end. It also said reliability indicators were at the prior year’s level and that the period had seen no violations associated with incorrect personnel actions. The release gives no exact nine-month generation total or plant-by-plant breakdown. The year-end figure is an expectation, not reported final output.

The discussion linked performance with safety management. The operator said plant personnel use video surveillance, machine vision and some artificial-intelligence functions to reduce workplace injury risks and assess work safety. It described algorithms that review stored video, identify deviations and send them to a relevant specialist for follow-up. These systems are presented as detection and escalation tools; the release does not say how many incidents were prevented or whether the software affected any specific safety statistic.

Participants also reviewed preparation for the autumn-winter period, including technical measures, equipment reliability and stable operation under peak loads. They discussed training-centre equipment to support practical skills exercises. Those topics connect the production outlook with readiness: winter capacity depends not only on installed generating units, but also on maintenance, training and safe execution of planned work. The announcement does not publish individual maintenance schedules or disclose any unresolved equipment issues.

The division’s public reporting provides a completed-year comparison: it lists 218.349 billion kWh of nuclear generation in 2025, equal to 101.4% of the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service plan. Rosatom’s 2025 corporate results separately state that nuclear generation accounted for about 19% of the country’s electricity balance. Against that background, the October 2026 meeting reported generation ahead of plan through nine months and forecast at least 220 billion kWh for the full year. The 2026 figure is a forecast, while 2025 is a completed-year total; the values should not be treated as like-for-like until the 2026 result is published. The release’s account of reliability being maintained at the previous year’s level is qualitative and gives no outage-rate or availability metric.

## Sources

1. [На площадке Смоленской АЭС подвели итоги работы АЭС России за 9 месяцев 2026 года](https://atommedia.online/press-releases/na-ploshchadke-smolenskoy-aes-podveli-itogi-raboty-aes-rossii-za-9-mesyatsev-2026-goda-/). Company release, Atom Media, Published 2026-10-23, Read 2026-10-25.
2. [Rosatom Electric Power Division public reporting: 2025 generation](https://report.rosatom.ru/rea). Official data, Rosatom, Read 2026-10-25.