Kuznetsov Oleg Yevgenyevich, General director of expert institute

— The implementation of Rosatom’s declaration is the step towards the development of economical activity in the region.

— Could You, evaluate the perspectives of the Leningrad NPP-2 construction for the economy and the industry of the north-western region and Russia.

— Nowadays many experts, businessmen and state officials say that the role of the government should represent the care of infrastructure, which will make a positive effect on the industrial development. The implementation of the Rosatom?s declaration is the step towards the development of the economical activity in the region. The location for the construction was chosen correctly. This is an industrial and city point, which will develop amazingly fast.

— Which regions need the construction of NPP in your opinion?

— First of all, these are seismic safe regions and the regions, which are not likely to use the other kinds of electrical energy. For instance such regions are European regions of Russia and some territories in the South, which are not vulnerable to earthquakes.