30 October 2009 year

Yuriy Semchenkov, Director of the Institute of Power Reactors of Kurchatov’s Institute Russian Research Center

— The regional budget will start getting revenues long before the construction is complete. More

30 October 2009 year

Alexander Perov, the leading expert of National Energy Supply Security Foundation

— NPP construction involves capital injections, infrastructural development, improvement of employment situations, increased amount of tax revenues. All this has to facilitate successful overcoming of any consequences of the present-day crisis, and any possible “second”, «third” and other waves of the same. More

30 October 2009 year

Yuriy Dragunov, Director General of NIKIET, Doctor of Engineering Science, Professor

— I should think this sharp turn towards the output increase of the active NPPs and the launch of the new facilities was partly stimulated by the meeting of Barack Obama and our President Dmitriy Medvedev. More

29 October 2009 year

Lyubov Nikitina, the analyst of Brokercreditservice Financial Group

— In any event, the social importance of NPP construction may not be overlooked. It will improve the employment situation in the region, increasing the loading of the construction facilities of the region and its neighbours. More

29 October 2009 year

Sergey Matvievskiy, delegate from Ansaldo Nucleare S.p.A.

— We are mainly focused on communication with the Russian businesses and the chief executives during our participation in the exhibition. More

29 October 2009 year

Ivan Andrievskiy, managing partner of 2K-Audit –Business Consulting, ICG

— Before commencement of the project implementation, an independent environmental impact assessment must be carried out at the site, for it was the issue of environmental safety at Kostroma NPP that initiated the project suspension. More

26 October 2009 year

Vladimir Rubtsov, Head of Kaliningradskaya TPP-2 Branch of INTER RAO Unified Energy Systems of Russia

— We live in a real world, and the nuclear power industry is a real alternative to the other power sources, being not the worst option. More

26 October 2009 year

Alexey Zinov’ev, the deputy of the Kaliningrad Regional Duma

— NPP start-up will provide for siting of power-consuming industries in the Kaliningrad Region, developing new level of relations with the neighbours. Generally speaking, it will open the whole lot of opportunities More

23 October 2009 year

Alexander Ignatyuk, analyst of Energocapital investment Group

— Erection of the Central NPP will provide for consolidation and noticeable development of competitive advantages of the energy industry of the region and establish conditions for development of businesses ancillary to the energy generation More

23 October 2009 year

Dmitriy Baranov, the leading expert of Finam Management, MC

— The crowning achievement is that the region and any neighbouring regions will get electrical energy for economic development of remote areas, thus, making it more attractive for investors, and helping catch up with the leaders of economic development among the other regions. More

21 October 2009 year

Irina Khotina, Chairman of “Chernobyl Union”, the Kostroma Regional Public Organization

— Construction of the Central NPP in the Kostroma Region is a definite necessity More

21 October 2009 year

Natalia Podkopaeva, Director of TEC department and pricing policy of the Kostroma Regional Administration

— Speaking about the regional economy, firstly, these are investment injections, extra taxes, extra jobs, improved financial solvency of inhabitants, additional development of the regional infrastructure, and, finally, it brings in social and economic development More

21 October 2009 year

Valentin Orlov, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kostroma Region

— Today I can say that I envy the Buy citizens for they can provide their children a decent road to life. More

21 October 2009 year

Igor Osip’yants, Head of Phenomenology of Radiation Accidents of the Institute for Safe Development of Nuclear Power Industry of the Russian Academy of Science

— As a member of the Russian Academy of Science, I am an expert in radiation matters, but I am always concerned about opinion of the others, because one can come across some totally polar viewpoints. More

20 October 2009 year

Sergey Shimanskiy, Director for Equipment Sales for NPP, “Privody Uma”

— I have an ambiguous impression of procurement transparency. On the one hand, last time there were some interesting addresses made by the Atomenergoprom and Rosatom’s delegates. On the other hand, when it comes to procurement activities, there are certain peculiarities. More

06 October 2009 year

Nikolay Podlevsky, head of Analytical Department of Zerich Capital Management IC

– Despite continuing economic crisis, plans to enlarge nuclear power capacities remain indisputable More

05 October 2009 year

Anna Kupriyanova, senior analyst of Analytical Studies Department of Uralsib-Capital LLC

– Atomredmetzoloto has a sufficient number of projects, so, for Russia the situation is quite positive More

02 October 2009 year

Mikhail Fayno, transport chemist analyst of Brokecreditservice

– The growing demand for uranium will have no negative consequences for Russia More

01 October 2009 year

Rafael Arutiunian, First Deputy Director of Nuclear Safety Institute

– Russia has a system of supervisory bodies like Rospotrebnadzor and Ministry of Natural Resources that independently controls the radiation background and makes its findings open to the public More

01 October 2009 year

Alexander Perov, leading expert of the National Energy Security Foundation

– The situation over the Baltic NPP project was quite complicated More

01 October 2009 year

Bato-Zhargal Zhambalnimbuyev, member of Nuclear Energy Sub-Committee of the Federation Council

– The Sept 4 public hearings in Navashino were held in conformity with the federal legislation More