Nikolay Voropai, Corresponding Member of RAS, Director of the Institute of Energy Systems named after L. Melentyev of RAS

— Researches confirm the competitiveness of fixed and floating nuclear power plants of small and medium-capacity in some regions of Eastern Siberia and Far East.

APP of small and medium capacity would reduce the imbalance in energy supply of various regions of Russia

Nikolay Voropai, Corresponding Member of RAS, Director of the Institute of Energy Systems named after L. Melentyev of RAS:

At present, Russia experiences a high level of imbalance in the energy supply of Russia’s regions and in the structure of energy consumption.

It’s connected with different population density of regions, different level of development of electric power grig, that leads to different capabilities in different areas with respect to construction and commissioning of major energy sources, including large atomic power plants.

Therefore, the Energy Strategy of Russia until 2030 stipulates that in the future for energy supply of remote and isolated areas of the country there will be of great importance renewable energy resources and nuclear power stations of low capacity.

Furthermore, researches confirm the competitiveness of fixed and floating nuclear power plants of small and medium-capacity in some regions of Eastern Siberia and the Far East, particularly in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Khabarovsk Territory, the Chukotka autonomous region, in the autonomous districts Evenki and Taimyr, as well as in the Arkhangelsk region.

Researches carried out in the Chukotka autonomous region, showed that under modern conditions, the option of small floating nuclear power station KLT-40S is as economical as a coal-fired heat power plant, at that due to increase in the price of coal the floating nuclear power plant can be more cost effective and more suitable option due to environmental, social and other criteria.

JSC «Experimental Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering named after I.I. Afrikantov (« Afrikantov OKBM”, a 100% subsidiary of “Atomenergoprom”) on 16th September at international exhibition within the framework of the 53rd session of the General Conference of the IAEA in Austria showed mock-ups of innovative reactor systems ABV, KLT-40S and RITM for nuclear power plants of small and medium capacity, including the ones with floating design.

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