The consumption of electric power in the developed countries of the world in the period of global economic crisis can fall down approximately on 20%, the deputy of general manager of IAEA declared today Yuri Sokolov during 8-y of the International atomic exhibition “Nuclear-2009″ in Beijing. "On present estimations, at the developed countries of elektropotreblenie in the period of crisis falls approximately on 20%. Absence of money will put on the brakes investments, but will not change interest to active development of atomic energy in the world", – he said.In opinion of Yu.Sokolova, economic
crisis in the world, sure, will stimulate an energy-savings, and also will result in a certain update from the technological point of view. "But it is impossible to wait from an energy-savings very much great deal", – he added."Drivers will not change for atomic energy",
– zamglavy IAEA considers. According to him, stimuli for development of atomic energy in narrow-mindedness of fossil types of fuel and global change of climate are the world, in particular,, passes «Interfax».sokolov marked that in the period of crisis will develop
energosberegayuschie technologies, but there are no reasons for the waiver of development of atomic generation.According to him, in separate countries level of falling of consumption of electric power even higher, than 20%, in particular, on Ukraine which is even forced was to stop some
atomic power units in connection with absence of demand.
