MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Russia is the only country in the world with expertise throughout the entire nuclear energy chain, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on nuclear energy.

As he noted, there are plans to broaden the geographic distribution of nuclear power plant units across Russia's regions.

TASS has compiled a summary of the president’s key statements.

Russia's leadership in nuclear energy

- Russia is the only country in the world with expertise across the entire nuclear energy chain: "Russia is probably the only country in the world [that] has expertise across the entire nuclear energy chain and also adheres to traditionally high standards of plant safety and reliability."