NUCLEAR ENERGY IN THE CONDITIONS OF DEGLOBALIZATION: ENERGY POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, FRANCE, USA AND CHINA

Abstract

The article examines modern political, cultural, and economic instability as risk factors for the development of nuclear energy and the achievement of carbon neutrality goals in some countries of the world. A review of the literature shows that scientists agree: without nuclear sustainability, further sustainable development and environmental stability are impossible. Here we look at the most significant countries in the field of nuclear energy and their energy policies in general and the features of the development of nuclear energy. For the Russian Federation, France, the USA and China, the main directions of development of nuclear energy and the influence on them in the current situation have been determined. It was separately noted that the Russian Federation is highly dependent on the supply of foreign components, and difficulties from the imposed sanctions. On a global scale, this harms the entire industry, because... Our country has unique developments and portfolio projects implemented at a high level. Ultimately, the sanctioned isolation of the Russian Federation leads not only to economic losses and slowdown in the development of nuclear energy, but also to a threat to the implementation of the energy transition plan.