OREANDA-NEWS. The 2nd European Nuclear Power Briefing 2013 took place on 22-25 September 2013 in Budapest. Within the conference there were discussed the prospects of increasing the share of nuclear power in the new member countries of the European Union.
 
Vice President of Rusatom Overseas Jukka Laaksonen made a presentation on the features of the modern Russian VVER reactors.
 
Mr. Laaksonen noted that in 2013 there are 68 VVER plants in operation or under construction in 11 countries and the total operating experience is close to 1,500 reactor years. The program of development of the Russian nuclear industry involves the construction of 24 new nuclear power units equipped with VVER reactors by 2030. The new generation of pressurized water reactors designed by Russian engineers, meets the strict post-Fukushima safety requirements.
 
Jukka Laaksonen emphasized that VVER-1200 reactors can withstand extreme external impacts such as tsunami or even a potential plane crash. Moreover, modern VVER reactors have the safety systems that are capable of removing the residual heat from a shutdown reactor and neutralizing the hydrogen produced in a severe accident without human interference.
 
Vice President of Rusatom Overseas noted that in order to guarantee the maximum safety level Rosatom cooperates with international organizations such as the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Association of Nuclear Power Operators (WANO). The State Corporation Rosatom offers its partners not only the design, construction and operation of nuclear power plants, but also a full range of products and services of the nuclear fuel cycle as well as NPP decommissioning.