His lecture “Nuclear Technologies for Sustainable Development” opened the marathon of the Russian Knowledge Society.
The lecture by Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of ROSATOM, “Nuclear Technologies for Sustainable Development” opened the program of the first day of the educational marathon of the Russian Knowledge Society. The event is taking place within the World Youth Festival 2024, which will last from March 1 to March 7 in the Sirius Federal Territory (Russia).
Alexey Likhachev told the audience gathered in the plenary hall, most of whom were young people under the age of 30 from dozens of countries around the world, about the importance of nuclear energy for achieving the global sustainable development goals set by the United Nations, and about the role of Rosatom in this. He stressed that of the 25 nuclear construction projects that are currently being implemented in the world, 22 are currently being implemented by Rosatom, which makes the State Atomic Energy Corporation the undisputed leader in this field.
The head of Rosatom also told the audience about the development of the Northern Sea Route, the construction of new icebreakers, as well as the developments of the State Corporation in the creation of quantum computers, the production of new radiopharmaceuticals. “All our technologies should be tested for the benefit of people, for a humanitarian result. People play a central role in our work!” said Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of ROSATOM.
