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ATOMEXPO identifies global trend in nuclear sector growth

EB Desk

The 7th international nuclear energy forum ATOMEXPO-2015 held in Moscow has identified the main directions of the global nuclear industry development, shift of growth, increasing demand for safety and lower price.
Organised by the Russian state nuclear corporation – Rosatom, the forum was dedicated to the topic “Nuclear Energy as An Impulse for Socio-Economic Development.”
According to Kirill Kamarov, First Deputy CEO of Rosatom, out of 47 participating countries 17 are engaged in developing nuclear energy at the moment. The forum provided platform for all to exchange opinions and experience on various issues including scopes of nuclear energy development in the respective countries and trend of global nuclear industry development.
Main trend in the recent years is the shift of the “growth points” of the nuclear power industry from the developed countries, particularly the European countries to the developing states. According to the experts of the forum, the main drivers for the growth of the nuclear power industry now are the markets of China, India, Bangladesh, South-East Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia), Korea, Latin America, Middle East, Africa (Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, South Africa, Nigeria).
According to Rosatom officials, Russia can help these states not just to develop economically viable nuclear power, but also to make technological breakthrough. Russia’s comprehensive proposal to these countries includes assistance in implementing research projects and developing human resources as well.
Another important trend is increasing demand for safety of nuclear power projects. “This trend is a priority for the global nuclear industry development,” said the CEO of Rosatom Sergey Kirienko. According to Kirienko, Rosatom offers customers the reactors that meet post-Fukushima requirements. That is, the reactors are designed based on the 3+ technology, which combines elements of passive and active safety, and uses Russian know-how, for example, the molten core catcher. In addition, Rosatom is working on Generation IV reactors — reactors that use fast neutrons.

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