OREANDA-NEWS  Russian President Vladimir Putin called participation in promising space and Arctic programs a priority for the Russian nuclear industry and called for special attention to the development of new reactors for the nuclear power industry of the future.

The text of the President's greeting to the participants of the meeting dedicated to the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry was read out by Andrei Fursenko, Assistant to the Head of State for Science and Education.

"It is necessary to increase fundamental and applied scientific research, pay special attention to the development of new installations, such as modular low–power reactors and fast neutron reactors, which will become the basis of the nuclear power industry of the future. And of course, your priorities include participation in promising space and Arctic programs and other projects aimed at strengthening Russia's technological and industrial sovereignty," the greeting reads.