Secretary for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation Sergey. Kiriyenko 28th said, Russia would consolidate the country’s civil nuclear . energy company, set up is similar to Russia’s Gazprom (Gazprom) as the nuclear power industry giant, further into the world nuclear market.

Russia President Vladimir Putin this month approved a nuclear power industry consolidation initiatives aimed at increasing Russia’s nuclear energy production, improving Russia primarily nuclear power companies globally competitive. Under the plan, Russia would consolidate the country’s many small nuclear power industry on the basis of established Russia Atomic Energy AG (Atomprom).

the Russian Atomic Energy Agency quoted Kiriyenko as saying in a statement, " Atomprom" the name is not " unintentionally reminiscent ‘Gazprom’".

, Reuters said, Russia’s Gazprom has the world’s largest natural gas reserves. Atomic Energy Agency intends to set up Parallels Gazprom and Gazprom, showing Russia the ambitions of the nuclear power industry.

" worldwide, heading for Renaissance of Atomic Energy, our task is to occupy the market, &quot, and Kiriyenko said in a statement, Russia Atomic Energy AG and Germany’s Siemens company, Japan competing multinational corporations such as Toshiba and " &quot beyond them.

Reuters quoted sources familiar with the plan said that Russia Atomic Energy Industries AG consolidated Russia all nuclear power generation, production of uranium, uranium enrichment and nuclear equipment production and exports.