Putin wants twice as much nuclear power
- By 2030 the share of nuclear power in the total energy production in Russia must be increased to 25 – 30 percent, says Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin.
The current share of nuclear power in Russia’s electricity production is 16 percent.
- The situation in the economy will be changing and the demand for energy will be gradually growing. Experts say that in 2012 we will return to the pre-crisis energy consumption level, Putin said at a conference at the Kalinin nuclear power plant in Tver region, reports Energoatom.
Currently, five new reactors are under construction in Russia, and many more are planned. Among them is the new nuclear power plant in Murmansk Oblast to replace the current reactors at the Kola nuclear power plant sometime into the future.
Putin instructed Rosatom state nuclear corporation to allocate additional 50bln RUR as property contribution for the implementation of priority target projects.
