
‘The international community must boycott the Russian nuclear industry’
“The Russian nuclear company Rosatom is not just another energy company. It is a state within the state, and a political instrument for the Kremlin. ...
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Publish date: August 6, 2003
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Rosenergoatoms nuclear power plants produced 139.8 billion KW/h in 2002, and are expected to generate 148.7 billion KW/h of electricity next year. Russian nuclear plants generated 10.7 billion KW/h in July. This is 10.3% more than July last year. The Rosenergoatoms nuclear plants have generated 83.4 billion KW/h during the past six months, what is 550 million KW/h more than the order of the Federal Energy Committee. It is 5.5 billion KW/h or 7% more in comparison with the same period last year. 22 nuclear power units are in operation at the moment with 15,850MW total capacity. Eight units are under the maintenance.
“The Russian nuclear company Rosatom is not just another energy company. It is a state within the state, and a political instrument for the Kremlin. ...
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