Strategic and Technological Implications of Rosatom’s Negotiations with Iran on Small Nuclear Reactors and 10th-Generation Centrifuge Development

ABSTRACT Negotiations confirmed on August 15, 2025 by Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev indicate that Iran sought in early 2025 to broaden bilateral nuclear cooperation to include small modular reactors, with talks “underway” and prospective agreements anticipated; the statement was carried by Rossiya-1 and reported by TASS. In parallel, TVEL—the fuel division of Rosatom—announced a pilot … Leggi tutto Strategic and Technological Implications of Rosatom’s Negotiations with Iran on Small Nuclear Reactors and 10th-Generation Centrifuge Development