On Nov 9 State Duma to consider second reading of bill on establishment of Rosatom state corporation

08.11.2007 // Minatom.ru

On Nov 9 State Duma is to consider the second reading of the bill on establishment of Rosatom state corporation

During its plenary session on Nov 9 the State Duma is to consider the second readings of the bills on establishment of Rosatechnologies state corporation and Rosatom state corporation, Speaker of State Duma Boris Gryzlov told journalists on Thursday.

The first reading of the bill “On ‘Rosatom’ State Corporation for Nuclear Energy,” submitted by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, was approved by the State Duma on Oct 11.

The bill stipulates the establishment of a state corporation, which is supposed to replace the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy, to unite the civil and military sectors of the nuclear industry and to ensure its stable work.

The Corporation will comprise Atomenergoprom holding and the federal state unitary enterprises owned by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy, i.e. the nuclear weapons complex, research institutes and nuclear and radiation safety agencies.

The Corporation will be subsidized by the Government and special reserve funds.