Moscow, Sept. 27 -- Russia has the experience, know-how, and expertise to build a nuclear power plant with a closed fuel cycle, World Nuclear Association Director General Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon told RIA Novosti.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would be constructing the world's first nuclear power system with a closed fuel cycle in the Tomsk Region, with the launch date set for 2030.
"That is definitely something that [Russian state nuclear corporation] Rosatom has been planning on doing. And frankly, I think we know that there is the experience already here. We already have the fast reactors that have been operating for 40-50 years. So, I think that Russia has the know-how and the expertise to do someth...