Russia's Nuclear Energy Policy
Article from: OGEL 1 (2013), in Nuclear Law and Policy
Introduction
[Paper in cooperation with Pierre Audigier] - Russia is commonly known to be an important energy exporter, especially in oil and gas. Much less is being mentioned about Russia's nuclear energy policy, although it has an important industrial and large technical potential. The oil and gas industry represents a highly complex and energy-intensive sector of the economy, but a clear need for a decrease of Russia's economic dependency on hydrocarbons has been often stated . In this context, a diversification of the energy fuel mix has been increasingly recognized in the country's policy ...