Enough uranium for Rosatom projects for 100 years ahead

There are enough Russian and foreign deposits to secure Rosatom’s domestic and international projects for 100 years ahead, head of Rosatom’s communications department Sergei Novikov said commenting on Australia’s intention to impose a ban on uranium supplies to Russia.

Citing Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann Australian media informed that the government of Australia would consider banning uranium sales to Russia as another move to widen the sanctions against the country.

Russia and Australia signed the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in 2007. The Russian Federation received the first batch of Australia’s natural uranium in 2012. The previous agreement signed in 1990 envisaged the processing of uranium that came to Russia in the interests of third countries only.

Rosatom is currently implementing a number of NPP construction projects abroad, including in Belarus. The Belarusian nuclear power plant will consist of two power-generating units with the total generating capacity of up to 2,400MW (1,200MW each). The Russian merged company OAO NIAEP – ZAO Atomstroyexport (ASE) is the general designer and the general contractor of the project.