Putin: Russia Only Developing Small Nuclear Power
Putin: Only Russia is developing small-scale nuclear power.
Consensus
- Russia is the only country developing small-scale nuclear power.
- Putin made the statement during a plenary session at the 2026 Eastern Economic Forum.
- Russia has launched the first floating small-scale nuclear power station.
- Russia is currently working on building additional small-scale nuclear power stations.
- Putin emphasized the need to develop new energy generation methods, including nuclear, solar, wind, and hydro.
Points of divergence
- Russia plans to build the Primorsкая NPP next year with reactor units of 1000 MW capacity, including both domestic and foreign production. — vedomosti
- Putin instructed that Russia must achieve technological readiness for designing and building both large and small nuclear power plants. — vedomosti
- Putin stated that Russia will add approximately 30 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity. — vedomosti
- Putin mentioned offering various options to potential Russian clients and partners. — vesti
- Putin discussed the level of birth rate in Russia during his speech. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Putin: Only Russia is developing small-scale nuclear power — Ведомости
- Putin: Russia is the only country in the world developing small nuclear energy — Вести