October 2002, Lille, France1 First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation of Atomic Energy M.I. Solonin CURRENT STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA October 2002, Lille, France2 Power Supply in Russia in XXI Century Vast resources and their variety allows Russia to pursue a flexible policy in the power sector Therewith, the future electricity demand along with the growing share of the Russian fossil fuel export inevitably ranges the Russian nuclear power as the key sustainability factor of the national power system Therewith, the future electricity demand along with the growing share of the Russian fossil fuel export inevitably ranges the Russian nuclear power as the key sustainability factor of the national power system October 2002, Lille, France3 Main indicators of existing Russian NPPs Bilibino NPP 0.05 GW Kola NPP 1.8 GW Leningrad NPP 4 GW Smolensk NPP 3 GW Kursk NPP 4 GW Kalinin NPP 2 GW Novovoronezh NPP 1.8 GW Balakovo NPP 4 GW Beloyarsk NPP 0.6 GW Rostov NPP 1 GW RegionNPP Power Generation Share in 2000, % Russia15 European part with the Urals Region 22 Central29 North-West40 Volga District30 Total installed capacity GW October 2002, Lille, France4 New Power Units Commissioning Program Rostov-1 Kalinin-3 Kursk-5 Rostov-2; Balakovo-5 Kalinin-4 Bashkir-1 Balakovo-6 Rostov-3; Arkhangelsk NDHP Operation at design power capacity Bln. kW*h/year October 2002, Lille, France5 Russian and foreign NPPs with VVER reactors Balakovo NPP Novovoronezh NPP Dukovani NPP Loviisa NPP Kola NPP Kozlodui NPP Bohunice NPP Paks NPP October 2002, Lille, France6 International Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putins Initiative proclaimed at the UN Millenium Summit regarding energy supply for sustainable development of mankind, radical solution of problems posed by proliferation of nuclear weapons, and environmental improvement of the Earth October 2002, Lille, France7 Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Managment SNF Management is a key factor of the world nuclear power development October 2002, Lille, France8 Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Concept in World nuclear Power Reprocessing Direct disposal Long-term storage with delayed solution October 2002, Lille, France9 Spent Nuclear Fuel: Service in International Market In practice the international spent nuclear fuel management market is limited by SNF reprocessing under condition of the reprocessing products return to the Customer October 2002, Lille, France10 Russias Challenges in the International Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Market binding supplies in the field of nuclear fuel cycle; provisions for nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime; provisions for raw materials to cater future nuclear power using recycled uranium and plutonium; involvement of funds to resolve Russias environmental problems piled up during nuclear weapons development in the country; development of national infrastructure of spent nuclear fuel management to meet the international requirements; foster scientific, technological and industrial international cooperation in SNF management October 2002, Lille, France11 Conclusions