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Kiriyenko, Russia’s top nuclear man, pushing for nuclear commerce

Russian environmentalists, however, fear that the 123 agreement will open the way for the United States to transfer its nuclear waste to Russia for reprocessing — a task that green groups say Russia is ill equipped for.

Russians Eye Bottom Line As Americans Hail Non-Proliferation Achievement   The Moscow Times, 11 Jan 2011, ………while the Americans claimed a victory for Obama’s pledge to reduce proliferation, the Russian side seemed coldly focused on the bottom line. ………Russia’s atomic energy agency has vigorously promoted the idea of a global “nuclear renaissance” as a way to meet growing energy demand and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The company will soon have representatives posted at Russian embassies to help cultivate its foreign market.  Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko told Medvedev that Rosatom expects to land orders to build 30 more generating units abroad in addition to contracts it has already signed.The company expects foreign orders to grow by at least 50 percent to $30 billion in 2011. Rosatom’s profits were up more than 50 percent year on year in 2010 to more than 60 billion rubles ($1.96 billion)……

Russian environmentalists, however, fear that the 123 agreement will open the way for the United States to transfer its nuclear waste to Russia for reprocessing — a task that green groups say Russia is ill equipped for.

Neither diplomat denied the claim that Russia would take delivery of U.S. nuclear waste. However, Rosatom insisted that the agreement did not provide for delivery of U.S. spent nuclear fuel, and that “Russia does not import any spent nuclear fuel of foreign origin.”

Russians Eye Bottom Line As Americans Hail Non-Proliferation Achievement | News | The Moscow Times

January 12, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, Russia