Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) with Rosatom state corporation head Sergey Kirienko at the Elemash plant in Elektrostal, Moscow Region, July 29, 2008
Photo: Vasily Shaposhnikov
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Putin: “Frightful Money” for Atom Power
About a trillion rubles will be allocated from the state budget for the development of atomic energy through 2015, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stated at a meeting in Elektrostal. “There are plans to allocate frightful money to bring up the nuclear industry and atomic energy, about a trillion rubles” the prime minister said. He added that only large, influential “players” could attain success on the market, referring to the creation of the Rosatom state corporation by the government.
The prime minister said that atomic energy has to be doubled in the share of power generation in Russia by 2030. To do so, 26 new generating blocks will be built in Russia in the next 12 years. After 2016, atomic power plant construction will be carried out using the sector’s own investment resources. Atomic energy currently accounts for 16 percent of generation in Russia.
The Federal Atomic Energy Agency was reorganized to serve as the basis for the Rosatom state corporation. Its general director is Sergey Kirienko.
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