RU | ENG Home | Sitemap | Contacts About us Activities Press center Suppliers Investors Career About atomic energy The nuclear industry in Russia today Actual projects Frequently asked Questions useful links Home / About atomic energy About atomic energy Humanity needs more and more electricity. Unfortunately, the forecasts made earlier about the growth rate of energy consumption and the development of new energy technologies did not come true: the level of consumption is growing much faster, and new energy sources will start working on an industrial scale and at competitive prices no earlier than 2030. The problem of the lack of fossil energy resources is becoming more and more acute. The possibilities for the construction of new hydroelectric power plants are also very limited. Do not forget about the fight against the "greenhouse effect", which imposes restrictions on the combustion of oil, gas and coal at thermal power plants (TPP). The solution to the problem can be the active development of nuclear energy, one of the youngest and fastest growing sectors of the global economy. An increasing number of countries, both developed and developing, today come to the need to start developing the peaceful atom. Today, a trend has emerged in the world that has been called the "nuclear renaissance". The most conservative forecasts indicate that up to 600 new power units will be built on the planet in 2030 (for comparison, there are now more than 430 of them ). What are the benefits of nuclear power? 1. Huge energy intensity of the fuel used. 1 kilogram of uranium enriched to 4%, used in nuclear fuel, when completely burned up, releases energy equivalent to burning about 100 tons of high-quality coal (1.5 railroad cars) or 60 tons of oil (about 1 railroad tank car). 2. Possibility of reuse of fuel (after regeneration). Fissile material (uranium-235) does not completely burn out in nuclear fuel and can be used again (in contrast to ash and fossil fuel slags). In the future, a complete transition to a closed fuel cycle is possible, which means a complete absence of waste. 3. Ядерная энергетика не способствует созданию «парникового эффекта». Ежегодно атомные станции в Европе позволяют избежать эмиссии 700 миллионов тонн СО2, а в Японии — 270 миллионов тонн СO2. Действующие АЭС России ежегодно предотвращают выброс в атмосферу 210 млн тонн углекислого газа. По этому показателю наша страна находится на четвертом месте в мире. Таким образом, интенсивное развитие ядерной энергетики можно считать одним из средств борьбы с глобальным потеплением. Атомная отрасль России сегодня Вопросы и ответы об атомной энергетике Отрывок из книги Бруно Комби "Защитники природы ЗА атомную энергию".pdf Схема ядерного топливного цикла АО «Атомэнергопром» 119017, Москва, Большая Ордынка, 24 тел.: +7 (495) 969-2939 (многоканальный) факс: +7 (495) 969-2936