Russian nuclear monster: Why no sanctions have been imposed during the war against Rosatom

"It is possible that even proper imposition of sanctions against Rosatom can lead to negative consequences in terms of nuclear safety because they supply fuel and provide services in many countries," Mr Grossi said. Having emphasized that "Rosatom" is one of the largest suppliers of nuclear reactors in the world, he also stated the following: "So, all these clients are not easy to give them up.

Probably, these countries condemn Russia politically, but when it comes to the nuclear industry, they are They do not ask for sanctions because they need reactors for their own economy. " Experts with whom focus spoke are convinced that if individual states do not get rid of nuclear dependence on "Rosatom", relatively speaking, today, tomorrow they will certainly be the victims of cheeky blackmail by the Kremlin.

"It should be understood that not only Europe has rushed to the needle of Russian energy. The developed countries of the world, including the United States, also make mistakes in this sector. And "Rosatom", unlike Gazprom "," Rosnafti ", etc. , is a highly professional, successful structure that now holds almost 30% of the market Alexander Kochetkov.

Emphasizing that this corporation produces up to 40 percent of nuclear fuel, the expert stated: "Many countries are covered by" tentacles " Last year, the conference of five countries, France, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan. There is no significant decrease in addiction yet.

" At the same time, according to Alexander Kochetkov, if we talk about the countries of Africa and the global south, they do not intend to abandon "Rosatom", which constantly puts down "some interesting proposals". "The problem is that the same interesting business proposals" Rosatom "are very skillfully combined with political issues of global grade. And this problem is not overcome, although the world, in particular, our allies, began to see this problem at last.

But I can confidently To say that the solution is still very, very far - it will take at least ten years, " - emphasizes the expert. Actually, in the way of solving this problem, according to Alexander Kochetkov, countries that have a close relationship with "Rosatom" should as much as possible on the development of their own nuclear industry, production/processing of raw materials and so on.

All the possibilities for this in developed countries are, states Alexander Kochetkov, adding that the "key" chip "is that" Rosatom "offered everything significantly cheaper. " "Let it be there, but nuclear countries, as a time in Europe, which refused Russian gas, will have to go to some expenses, to increase the production of everything that is needed for the operation of nuclear power plants.

For example, Americans in Sweden have arranged a westinghouse plant (Westinghouse" ( He, by the way, belongs to the Japanese corporation toshiba). It is not possible to meet all needs. He is also convinced that the civilized world should be invested as much as possible in its own production, "and then to offer to the countries that develop competitive for" Rosatom "conditions". "It will be quite difficult to compete with the Russians here, but it is quite real.

And in this regard, it should be" beat "on a security component, because" Rosatom "is in some ways deprived of the most modern technologies," - concludes Alexander Kochetkov. For his part, the executive director of the Center for Applied Political Studies "Penta" Alexander Leonov in conversation with focus makes the following emphasis: "Unfortunately, it should be stated that the world really sits on the nuclear hook Uranus is not a monopoly.

With Kazakhstan and in this way in Russia this nuclear hook. Speaking of how long this process can be and whether it is already launched, Alexander Leonov said: "To some extent, the process went. For example, the loss of France of the Uranium Manding in Niger, does not say - shouts about the need to search for uranium And I think, not for nothing, Macron flew to Kazakhstan. They are looking for opportunities that will allow them to abandon Russian twees.

Emphasizing that the sanctions against the "Rosatom" in the world are spoken since 2022, the expert added: "This is really important because" Rosatom "is actually the only Russian high -tech company left without sanctions. As it turns out? In the same IAEA, for example, a lot of Russians in different positions, from the first deputy (Mikhail Chudakov - ed. ), who previously held a high position in "Rosatom", ending with medium links.

To put it mildly, he reacts a lot to many serious things, such as the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZPP), where the Russian Federation has violated all possible and impossible norms. " In order to change the situation, in particular, to minimize the dependence of the world on "Rosatom", the belief of Alexander Leonov will take years of "intensive and systematic work".

At the same time, as the expert notes, there is another side of this problem: "The thing is that when Russian tweys are worked out, they are sent to the burial grounds of the Russian Federation. But when the contract ends, Russia has the right to return nuclear waste to the country that sent them .