Anti-nuclear Movement in Russia
Nulear Situation in Russia
In Russia these days there are 10 nuclear power plants with a summmary of 31 operating reactors, that cover 15 percent of the country’s electricity needs. In 2004 these reactors produced 21.740 MWe. Seven of the reactors have recently been granted a prolonged enginnered lifetime for 15 years. That means that intended engineered lifetime of aged reactors can increase from their 30 year intended term of service up to 45. Half of the country’s reactors are considered high-risk by experts, eight of Russia’s 10 nuclear power plants are in the European part of Russia, East of the Ural, two others are east of the Urals ― one in Far Eastern Siberia. Civilian nuclear power plants in Russia are owned and operated by the state-owned Rosenergoatom company.
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