Mr. President, For years the share of nuclear energy in the total energy production in Lithuania has been the highest in the world. Four out five houses in Lithuania are literally lit by nuclear energy. A single nuclear plant near Ignalina in north-eastern Lithuania accounts for such a share of national energy output. Naturally, the safety of the Plant has been a national priority. Nuclear facilities in Lithuania are fully transparent.
Transparency is the best tool for nuclear safety.
It allows the best experts to know everything about the operation of the RBMK reactors. We believe that these installations which were once considered dangerous for their technology primarily after the Chernobyl accident, have since proven to be sufficiently safe and useful if management is good and safety measures are sound. Even the recent accident in Japan showed that human errors rather than nuclear technologies pose dangers. With all these measures, I am confident that we are approaching a moment without fear due the to mystery of atom fusion. Nuclear power can also be a long-term solution for the difficult problems of depleted fossil energy resources, climate change and sustainable development.