THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL FORUM IN THE HISTORY OF NUCLEAR POWER – ATOMCON 2008
 

More than 700 participants from 50 countries from all over the world had the opportunity to visit Moscow on 25-27 June 2008 to be present at the opening of the First International Forum ATOMCON 2008, which had been organized by SBCD Expo Company on behalf of the State Corporation of the Russian Federation “Rosatom” with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
 

Leading Russian and foreign companies participated in the Forum ATOMCON 2008. Such as FSUE Concern «Rosenergoatom», JSC «Atomstroyexport», OJSC «Atomenergoprom», OJSC «Atomenergomash» OJSC «Techsnabexport», OJSC «TVEL», OJSC «Atomredmetzoloto» OJSC «Atomenergoproekt», FSUE  Research Institute NIIIS, FSUE VNIIA, OJSC «Group E4», OJSC Power Machines, National Atomic Company «Kazatomprom», Nuclear Power Corporation of India, AREVA NP GmbH, AVEVA Group IT Services, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and others.

Vice Prime-Minister Sergey Ivanov, the Head of the State Corporation of the Russian Federation “Rosatom” Sergey Kirienko, the Head of “Rostechnadzor” Konstantin Pulikovski and Deputy Director General of IAEA Jury Sokolov took part in the opening ceremony of the Forum ATOMCON 2008.
 

In his speech Sergey Ivanov pointed out that «it is the first time in Russia that such a respectable international forum has been opened. This forum is meant to bring out vividly innovative possibilities of Russian nuclear power sector, its readiness for overall cooperation according to the interests of global economic development».

 

Vice Prime-Minister expressed confidence that at the Exhibition which was held during the Forum days «all interested people will be able to establish business contacts, discuss ambitious projects and make promising deals».  

 

Speaking about the role of nuclear power Sergey Ivanov stated that «working atnew promising sources of power, sometimes not successfully, such as it has happened with the eco fuel, we do not have the right to forget about nuclear power which has already approved itself. The opportunities of the peaceful use of nuclear power are almost unlimited, while modern technologies allow to guarantee its safety. Russia has chosen large scale building of nuclear power plants as one of its priorities in the power sector. 26 new nuclear power plant units are going to be built by 2020. Such a number of nuclear power plants has never been built before even during Soviet Union times”, Vice Prime-Minister pointed out.    

 

To fulfill these aims unequalled funds are to be raised. 674 billions Roubles from the Federal Budget are to be spent. The whole program of nuclear power generation complex development is estimated almost at 1,5 trillion. Therefore more than 60% of funds are to be raised from non-budgetary sources.

 

Sergey Ivanov also appealed to the foreign countries for partnership with Russia. 

«Nowadays Russian nuclear sector is open for cooperation not only with Russian but also with foreign private investors» - he declared. Vice Prime-Minister reminded that Russia «possesses the whole cycle of technologies and competencies in the nuclear power field».