28 December 2006 year

Andrey Kislitsyn, Mayor of Zarechny (satellite-town of Beloyarsk NPP)

– The key results of the past year for the nuclear power sector were state support, restored state control over some nuclear companies, Russia’s victories in international tenders and the start of a program for enhancing energy efficiency at existing NPPs. More

28 December 2006 year

Nikolay Kuzelev, Director General of All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics and Automation

– We should substantially change the organization of scientific research in the nuclear power sector More

28 December 2006 year

Mikhail Khobotov, Head of Administration of Desnogorsk (satelite-town of Smolensk NPP)

– NPP construction has become a priority in the country’s energy system development More

28 December 2006 year

Andrey Gagarinsky, Director of Center for Scientific Development, Doctor of Physical-Mathematical Sciences

– Probably, in the future, the Federal Target Program for the Nuclear Power Industry Development will have to be enlarged More

27 December 2006 year

Andrey Novitsky, Deputy Head of Saratov Government

– We will insist on the construction of the 5th and 6th units of Balakovo NPP More

27 December 2006 year

Oleg Kuznetsov, Director General of Experimental Institute of RUIB

– Our victory in the tender for the construction of NPP in Bulgaria proves that we can preserve markets in the countries we are losing economically More

27 December 2006 year

Dmitry Pulyaevskiy, head of Sosnovy Bor administration

– Sosnovy Bor Administration is doing everything local authorities should do for starting the design and building of new units at Leningrad NPP More

27 December 2006 year

Martin Shakkum, Chairman of State Duma Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technologies

– Rosenergoatom’s energy efficiency program must be supported More

26 December 2006 year

Viktor Opekunov, Chairman of State Duma Sub-Committee on Nuclear Energy

– 2006 has been a year of global historic decisions for Russia’s nuclear power sector More

26 December 2006 year

Semyon Dragulskiy, Director General of the Union of Energy Efficiency

– Russia must develop nuclear power sector but it must prefer optimal capacity NPPs to gigantic projects More

26 December 2006 year

Mayor of Kurchatov Yuri Kosyrev

– The implementation of the Federal Target Program for the Nuclear Power Sector Development will help the heads of the territories hosting NPPs to carry out mid-term social-economic programs More

26 December 2006 year

Abram Ioirysh, Head of Group for Legal Problems of Nuclear Power Use

— Our victories in international tenders have proved Russia’s high authority on the international market of nuclear technologies More

26 December 2006 year

Viktor Opekunov, Chairman of Sub-Committee on Nuclear Energy of State Duma Committee on Energy, Transport and Communication

— The victory of TVEL is the third serious victory of the Russian nuclear power industry in Europe in the past year More

26 December 2006 year

Viktor Mikhailov, academic, Ex Nuclear Energy Minister

— The victories of TVEL in international tenders are proof of the high level of Russian nuclear technologies More

25 December 2006 year

Konstantin Buevich, Deputy Governor of Tver region

— In 2010 the Tver region will generate 35mln KWh a year More

22 December 2006 year

Nikolay Ponomarev-Stepnoy, Vice President of Kurchatov Institute, Academic of RNA

— By 2050 there should be no less than 2,000 GW of nuclear capacities in the world More

22 December 2006 year

Valentin Mezhevich, First Vice Chairman of Commission on Natural Monopolies of the Federation Council

— The Federation Council will approve the bill on the formation of Atomenergoprom More

21 December 2006 year

Andrey Kislitsyn, Mayor of Zarechny

— The nuclear power sector has the biggest potential for increasing energy production More

21 December 2006 year

Dmitry Zelenin, Governor of Tver region

— Nuclear power sector can and must be the locomotive of the economic development of the region and the whole country More

21 December 2006 year

Yevgeny Bushmin, Chairman of Budgetary Committee of Federation Council

— Over 7bln RUR will be allocated for the construction of the 2nd unit of Volgodonsk NPP More

21 December 2006 year

Mikhail Starozhilov, Spokesman of Sevmash

— Radiation security is priority issue for the designers of floating NPP More

20 December 2006 year

Sergey Ivanoiv, Defense Minister of Russia

Sergey Ivanov supports the construction of floating NPPs More

19 December 2006 year

Nikolay Reshetov, Head of Chief Department for State Tariff Regulation

— The construction of new units of Novovoronezh NPP will ensure energy security of the region More

19 December 2006 year

Alexander Grishin, deputy of Municipal Council of Severodvinsk

— The construction of floating NPP will put an end to energy monopoly in Arkhangelsk region More

19 December 2006 year

Mikhail Stiskin, analyst of Troika-Dialogue company

— Atomprom will become an equal to nuclear giants like Areva or Toshiba-Westinghouse More

19 December 2006 year

Ernest Belokorovin, deputy of Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly

— Floating NPP will give profit as alternative source of energy More

18 December 2006 year

Aleksey Andreyev, Deputy of the Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District-Yugra

— The adoption of new law will revive the nuclear power sector More

18 December 2006 year

Mikhail Silantyev, Deputy of Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly

— Ecologists parasitize on the idea of ban on nuclear power engineering in Russia More

18 December 2006 year

Martin Shakkum, Chairman of State Duma Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technologies

— Nuclear power sector will become more attractive for investors More

15 December 2006 year

Viktor Opekunov, Chairman of Sub-Committee on Nuclear Energy of the State Duma Committee on EFC, Transport and Communication

— State Duma supported Rosatom’s plans to develop Russia’s nuclear power sector More

15 December 2006 year

Vladimir Grachev, Chairman of State Duma Committee on Ecology

– The development of the nuclear power sector will help us to solve ecological problems More

14 December 2006 year

Valentin Ivanov, member of State Duma Committee on Energy, Transport and Communication

— Higher nuclear energy tariffs will ensure construction of new reactors More

14 December 2006 year

Mikhail Zalikhanov, member of the State Duma Committee on Ecology

— Nuclear power sector reforms will lead to power tariff reduction More

14 December 2006 year

Anatoly Kozeradsky, member of the State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Federation Affairs

— Long-term program for nuclear power sector development will certainly be supported on the legislative basis More

12 December 2006 year

Valentin Mezhevich, First Vice Chairman of the Commission on Natural Monopolies of the Federation Council of Russia

— Russia needs to build new reactors and to develop network economy More

11 December 2006 year

Sergey Baranovsky, President of the “Green Cross” ecological organization

— The Rosatom management is trying to solve the ecological problems of the nuclear power sector inherited from the Soviet times More

11 December 2006 year

Manouchehr Mottaki, Iranian Foreign Minister

— NPP in Bushehr complies with highest safety standards More

06 December 2006 year

Martin Shakkum, Chairman of State Duma Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technologies

— Timely and correct restructuring of the nuclear power industry is key prerequisite for its development and strengthening of its positions in Russia and in the world More

05 December 2006 year

Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of State Duma

— MPs support nuclear power reforms More