ELEKTROSTAL (Moscow Region), July 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has reached second place in the world in terms of the level of safety of its nuclear power industry, the prime minister said on Tuesday.
"There have been no radiation incidents at Russian nuclear power plants in recent years. The number of emergency shutdowns and stoppages is decreasing," Vladimir Putin said at a conference on the nuclear industry development.
He said Russia's nuclear sector was behind only Japan, and had surpassed the United States, Britain, Germany and France - countries with highly developed nuclear power industries.
The Russian premier said a federal program targeting the next generation of nuclear energy technologies should be aimed at resolving difficulties with the closed nuclear fuel cycle and creating a commercial fast neutron reactor.
