Following the lifting of the moratorium on the construction of nuclear power plants and the Study on the Application of Nuclear Energy for Peacetime Purposes, Serbia also received the Commission for Nuclear Energy. The Russians are off to a low start
Serbia has taken another step on the way to nuclear energy. The Commission for Nuclear Energy was formed at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča".
It consists of 23 experts from various fields grouped into ten expert groups. There are experts from the fields of energy, security, law, economy, international cooperation, radiation protection, nuclear medicine and other key segments for the development of nuclear energy in Serbia.
The commission should provide expert support to state institutions, first of all in assessing whether Serbia needs nuclear power power plant, if it is decided to use nuclear energy for peacetime purposes, what the domestic nuclear program would look like and finally in the realization of construction, RTS announced.
Director of the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča" Slavko Dimović said that the greatest experts in nuclear energy were gathered there.
This is not the first time that Serbia has received such a commission. It has been part of Yugoslavia since 1955. The federal commission was abolished in 1970.
What are the tasks of the commission?
The main tasks of the commission are the education of personnel and the preparation of public opinion, that is, active communication with the population. The ultimate goal is the construction of a nuclear power plant and the energy independence of the country.
The task of the newly formed Commission will also be to explain why it is necessary to give a lot of money to build a nuclear power plant and whether it is economically profitable, Newsmaxs Balkans writes.
Dimović said that Serbia absolutely needs a nuclear power plant if it wants to meet the needs of the consumer society and if it wants to export electricity, be an economic giant and not be in a vassal position in relation to some other countries with which it will have to cooperate.
From the lifting of the moratorium to the Commission
In November of last year, the Serbian Parliament adopted the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Energy, which repeals the moratorium on nuclear power plants. Thus, after more than 35 years, the possibility of their construction has been reopened.
It's Serbia in the middle of July this year, she received her first technical study on the application nuclear energy for peacetime purposes, and the Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović she said at the time that two options were being considered: traditional nuclear power plants and small modular reactors, which are increasingly in focus in the world.
The minister pointed out that the study showed that there is a possibility of integrating nuclear energy into the existing transmission system of Serbia, but not in the near future, but in 15 to 20 years.
Previously, in May of this year, general director of Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) Dušan Živković stated that the energy collapse that Europe experienced this spring showed the necessity of large storage facilities that should support the growing amount of electricity from renewable sources.
"Countries that have nuclear power plants achieve a high level of energy security and have a high-quality energy mix that enables the economy to be competitive, which is extremely important," said Živković at the time.
Votes for and against nuclear power plants
There is no fear that things could go wrong if Serbia were to start implementing the nuclear program project. he said for "Vreme" in September of last year nuclear physicist Vladimir Udovicic. However, not everyone is so convinced that nuclear power plants are the best solution for Serbia.
When asked if Serbia is ready to build a nuclear power plant, professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Nikola Rajaković, previously told N1 that "the first minus is great dependence".
"If we make an agreement with anyone to supply you with small modular nuclear reactors, you become highly technologically dependent on them. In what respect? First of all, in the political aspect, since the nuclear story is at the same time a geopolitical story. Then, in terms of technology that we do not have at our disposal, because we are a small country. Then, in terms of nuclear fuel and finally in terms of the question: how to handle nuclear waste," said Rajaković.
Miodrag Mesarović, Secretary General of the Serbian Committee at the World Energy Council, said that small modular nuclear reactors are in "fashion".
"We need to wait for them to prove themselves both operationally and commercially. What is now 'fashion' - it is these salesmen who visit politicians, not experts, and offer it to them. There is some news that there is not even a licensed leader for such a complex technology," said Mesarovic.
According to data from the World Nuclear Association, around 440 nuclear power plants are currently active in the world, almost a third of which are located in Europe.
According to the data of this association, around 70 reactors are under construction in the world, and the construction of around 100 more is planned.
Most of the reactors under construction or those planned are located in Asia.
Russians ready to help
The project to build a nuclear power plant in Serbia has the potential to become a catalyst for rapid growth and strengthening of the country's energy independence and security, Sergei Margelov, deputy director of the Russian state nuclear corporation "Rosatom" for Central Europe, told Politika.
Margelov said that in this way Serbia can ensure the development of experts and become a strong incentive for the economic development of the entire country and region.
According to him, Serbia can become an exporter of stable "green" electricity, and Rosatom, with decades of experience and the latest technologies, is ready to actively contribute to the successful implementation of that project.
Margelov said that for seven decades, Russia has been actively helping other countries in the creation and development of national nuclear science and technology, which includes the training of personnel, the construction of research and industrial reactors.
As he pointed out, more than 3.000 foreign students from 65 countries are studying at the leading universities of "Rosatoma" in the field of nuclear energy and related specialties. Among them are 24 students from Serbia.
Source: Vreme/FoNet/RTS/Newsmax Balkans
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