Russia Plans To Sign Contracts For 30 To 40 Overseas Reactors

25 Sep (NucNet): Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom is planning to sign agreements in the next five years for the construction of between 30 and 40 nuclear reactors abroad, the company’s deputy head Kirill Komarov said. Mr Komarov told the Russian Nuclear Society that at the end of 2014 Rosatom’s 10-year portfolio of overseas orders stood at $101.4bn (€90bn). By 2020, this should grow to $150bn, Mr Komarov said. The company’s total portfolio of orders exceeds $300bn, he said.