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Energy Russia claims a quarter of the world’s atomic power capacity News in brief
Welcome to the nuclear club
Power afl oat
leads the way
The world’s fi rst small-capacity
According to estimates from the offer the unique services of the fl oating nuclear power station
International Atomic Energy international uranium enrich- (FNPP) will be completed in
Agency (IAEA), global reliance ment centre in the Siberian city 2012 and operational in 2013.
on nuclear energy will double by of Angarsk. “We will take it to Kamchatka,”
2030, with the number of Fast neutron reactors will also said construction project head
nuclear power plants (NPP) be instrumental in solving the Sergei Zavyalov. “We plan to
rising by 60pc. As President uranium fuel problem. Con- launch serial production of
Dmitry Medvedev put it recently, ventional reactors can use only such power plants, which will
Russia could claim a quarter of 5kg from a tonne of uranium, be located in remote areas like
the world’s “nuclear pie”. while fast neutron reactors Chukotka and Yamal.”
will be able to use up to 700kg. The advantage of an FNPP is its
YURI SOLOZOBOV
“With fast reactors, our urani- ability to vary heat and electric-
RUSSIA NOW um reserves will last for a mil- ity generation levels, Zavyalov
lennium,” estimates Nikolai added. Unlike huge reactors, an
Why are so many countries fo- Oshkanov, director of the Be- FNPP can work in a flexible
cusing on nuclear energy? The loyarsk nuclear power plant. mode, adapting quickly to
answer is simple: the world Russia and China are current- changes in demand. The project
needs a cheap and reliable ly in talks to build a new fast offers the prospect of radically
power source. The pressure of reactor, with a capacity of changing the geography of nu-
high oil and gas prices, coupled 800MW. According to esti- clear power use in the future.
with the need to cut greenhouse SERGEY PYATAKOV_RIA-NOVOSTI mates, Russia is 10-15 years
gas emissions, have superseded Power units of the Voronezh Nuclear Power Plant, which celebrated its 45th anniversary this month ahead of the rest of the planet
fears over nuclear power. There in this respect.
are 10 nuclear power plants (31 Russia also has something to
power-generating units) in RN Dossier be on the safe side, Moscow has Russia’s exploration and pro- offer in another prospective
Fast times
Russia, and they generate 16pc decided to secure access to for- duction technology now allows area: floating nuclear power
ahead for
of the country’s total electricity Russian nuclear reactors suc- eign uranium reserves. Russia’s for the development of deposits stations, based on nuclear
supply. By 2015 there will be 40 cessfully operate in 10 coun- Rosatom Nuclear Energy State that were earlier deemed unre- shipbuilding technology. The
atomic energy
power-generating units, pro- tries, and there are construction Corporation has already signed coverable. With these resources, IAEA values the world market
viding a quarter of all electric- projects running in three others. uranium contracts with South Russia’s uranium reserves could for such stations at between It seems the crisis has had little
ity. Another 17 nations, from Brazil Africa and Australia. Another be multiplied “at least by a fac- $300bn and $600bn. They are impact on Russia’s nuclear
In China, NPPs produce 2.3pc and Egypt to Ukraine and the way is to deepen co-operation tor of three, or maybe five or vital for remote regions, where plans. “The government’s sup-
of domestic output; in the US Czech Republic, are in talks with uranium-rich nations in even 10”, according to Rosatom power lines or organic fuel port for the atomic industry al-
it’s 20pc, and in France, 80pc. with Rosatom on new projects. the fi rst place, for example Cen- chief Sergei Kiriyenko. Those supplies are inexpedient. Such lows us to maintain our current
Over the next few years, China Russia is ready to build anoth- tral Asian republics and Mon- countries that co-operate with fl oating stations could also be nuclear power plant construc-
plans to construct about 100 er four power generating units golia. Neighbouring Kaza- Rosatom in uranium produc- used to desalinate sea water, tion projects as planned,” Kirill
plants, while the US hopes to for India’s Kudankulam nuclear khstan has the world’s third tion will receive nuclear fuel for example, in the Persian Komarov, executive director of
build twice as many. power plant. largest reserves of uranium, supply guarantees for the next Gulf countries or on an ocean Atomenergoprom, said at the
The nuclear boom has boosted Rosatom also has certain inter- after the US and South Africa. 60 years. Russia is also ready to shelf.
-
34th meeting of the World Nu-
uranium prices by more than 10 ests in Turkey, Southeast Asia, Mongolia is next, occupying clear Association.
times over the past five years, North Africa and Latin America. fourth place, but its prospective “We continue to work to create
driving the cost of one power reserves (1.3m tonnes) could a new technology basis for our
generating unit to between $5- make it one of the world’s larg- Safety fi rst: the lessons of Chernobyl atomic industry, relying on fast
6bn. With things as they are, power plants can be counted on est uranium suppliers. neutron reactors, which will
countries with uranium re- the fi ngers of one hand. Today, Russia has joint uranium Russia has begun to use ac- significantly increased their raise the industry to a new
serves and nuclear technology Russian companies are ready to mining projects with Kaza- tive and passive safety systems physical defences. As a result, level,” Komorov added. The
will hold sway in the global provide the entire cycle of pro- khstan, Armenia and Namibia. to make atomic power stations and according to objective in- Russian government has ap-
power industry for the next two duction, from uranium mining Following Dmitry Medvedev’s more reliable. dices, Russia has a high level proved the blueprint for new
to four decades. to NPP construction. Today, visit to Ulan Bator in the sum- According to RM Topchan, dep- of security. In terms of the most generation nuclear technology
Russia is a member of an elite Russia accounts for 40pc of the mer, Rosatom is also preparing uty director of the Atomic En- important criteria, for instance, up to 2020, with up to 110.4bn
nuclear club which offers huge world’s uranium enrichment to initiate production in Mongo- ergy Project Institute, these the number of unplanned au- roubles to be allocated from the
future benefi ts. First, few coun- facilities, 17pc of the interna- lia. Rosatom experts possess the include the use of a trap for liq- tomatic stoppages at a reac- federal budget to the project.
tries in the world know the se- tional fuel market, 28pc of NPP world’s most advanced uranium uefied nuclear fuel, the installa- tor in the course of 7,000 hours Currently, Russian nuclear re-
crets of building state-of-the- building capacity and 8pc of mining technology. Fifteen for- tion of a defence mechanism for of operation, Russia is on the actors successfully operate in
art and reliable power plants. uranium mining. eign companies have tried to human error and triple back-up same level as Germany and Ja- 10 countries, there are con-
Second, few countries possess So far, Russia’s uranium needs start up uranium production in equipment. After the terrorist pan and significantly ahead (in struction projects running in
uranium enrichment technol- are covered from Soviet-era Mongolia over the past 15 years, events of recent years, Russian terms of operational reliability) three others and another 17 na-
ogy. And fi nally, the countries stockpiles of nuclear weapons, but were unable to plough the atomic power stations have of the United States and Japan. tions have shown interest in
producing fuel for nuclear but what will happen next? To country’s virgin nuclear soil. new projects.
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