Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Agency, said after a board meeting of an association of territories and nuclear energy operators that the development of nuclear energy in Russia should include joint work with regions.
"It is very important for us to ensure joint work with regions at the stage of drafting a peaceful nuclear energy development program," Kiriyenko said. "The construction of nuclear power plants can bring regions $1.5 billion. Now regions are competing for this investment."
According to Kiriyenko, this competition must be open and understandable.
He added that the Russian government had issued instructions to prepare a map for the location of generating capacities in the country.
Kiriyenko said the nuclear industry had to build two atomic power plant units a year to maintain its share in the country's electricity output.
Kiriyenko earlier said the share of nuclear energy in Russia's electricity output was expected to rise to 25% by 2030 from the current 17% under the country's energy strategy.
