Leonid Bolshov, Director of Institute for Safe Development of Nuclear Power Engineering

— Safety will be a vital element for Atomenergoprom

«I certainly welcome the law allowing us to form Atomenergoprom holding in Russia. When TVEL was formed, I compared its work with the work of Soviet Minsredmash and Russian Industry Ministry and TVEL proved to be better. Such corporations have many advantages and the activities of our leading companies, Tekhsnabexpofrt, TVEL, Rosenergoatom, prove that.» On the other hand, it is very hard to do without state regulation in implementing such projects, especially those concerning infrastructure building.
 
As regards safety, Rosenergoatom is certainly a good example of serious attitude to safety. The safety standards in that country are growing every year and they perfectly understand that no-safety means commercial losses — losses  forever. Atomenergoprom, as an efficient mechanism comprising all leading nuclear companies, is certainly a practicable project and safety will certainly be vital for its efficiency.