RUSSIA - Feb. 7 - Moscow To Build 25 Nuclear Reactors.(Brief Article)

From: APS Diplomat Recorder | Date: February 10, 2001 | Copyright information

Atomic Energy Deputy Minister Bulat Nigmatulin says Moscow hopes to complete five nuclear reactors that have been under construction since the 1980s and to build 25 new ones over the next 20 years. He adds: "The country will face dramatic energy shortages if we fail to build new reactors on time". He argues that fast-depleting coal and gas reserves and rising demand for electricity in the heavily populated western regions give the government no choice but to increase its reliance o...

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