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International Assistance to Upgrade the Safety of Soviet-designed NPP's (1993)

Author	IAEA
Date	December 1993
Classification	6.01.3.45/04 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - "ASSISTANCE" TO...(EBRD/NSA/TACIS/PHARE ETC.))
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Introduction

The changing political and economic landscape in Eastern Europe and the countries 
of the former Soviet Union has heightened existing concerns about the safety of 
nuclear power plants designed and constructed more than two decades ago in a 
closed society. National and international efforts have been aimed at providing 
technical and financial assistance for safety programmes and great progress has 
been made. However, experts agree that the problems associated with the nuclear 
power plants operating in these countries run deep, and cannot be fixed easily, 
quickly, or cheaply.

The largest barrier to solving these problems and addressing the concerns of the 
world community is economically based. The political and economic changes in 
Europe and the former Soviet Union have brought increasing demand and dependence 
on energy, particularly electricity. Were it not for the significant dependence of 
these countries on nuclear power, many existing plants may have been taken out of 
operation. However, nuclear power is not something that can be easily turned off 
in these newly developing economies. Here, energy and electricity can make the 
difference between success and failure of the newly independent states.

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