Nordea samarbetar med ryskt kärnvapenföretag
Nordea har under flera år i tysthet haft ett ”strategiskt samarbete” med ryska Rosatom som bland annat utvecklar och underhåller den ryska kärnvapenparken, skriver SvD Näringsliv. Den svenska storbanken har bland annat lånat ut minst drygt 1,4 miljarder kronor till ett bolag inom Rosatoms koncern och gett ut garantier på drygt 560 miljoner kronor till ett annat av Rosatoms dotterbolag, skriver tidningen.
Enligt ett meddelande till bolagets investerare från 2015 löper samarbetet med Nordea minst till 2018. Samtidigt uppges Nordea ha ambitionen att utöka det ytterligare.
Nordeas presschef skriver i en kommentar att banken tillhandahåller krediter till Rosatom, men enbart för civila projekt.
Rosatom
Wikipedia (en)
Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation (Russian: Росатом; IPA: [rɐsˈatəm]) is a state corporation (non-profit organization) in Russia, established in 2007, the regulatory body of the Russian nuclear complex. It is headquartered in Moscow. Rosatom runs all nuclear assets of the Russian Federation, both civilian and military, totaling over 360 business and research units, including all Russian nuclear icebreaker ships. Along with commercial activities which move forward nuclear power and nuclear fuel cycle facilities, it acts as a governmental agent, primarily in the field of national security (nuclear deterrence), nuclear and radiation safety, basic and applied science. Besides, it has the authority to fulfill on behalf of the Russian Federation the international commitments undertaken by the nation with regard to the peaceful use of atomic energy and non-proliferation.
Rosatom holds second place in the world in terms of uranium deposits ownership, fourth in terms of nuclear energy production, produces 40% of the world’s enriched uranium and 17% of the world’s nuclear fuel. Rosatom is the only vendor in the world able to offer the nuclear industry’s entire range of products and services, starting from specialized materials and equipment and all the way through to finished products such as nuclear power plants or nuclear powered icebreakers.
The Russian Government has set three major goals for Rosatom: ensure sustainable development of the nuclear weapons complex; increase nuclear contribution in electricity generation (to 25%-30% by 2030) with continued safety improvements; and strengthen the country’s position on the global market of nuclear technology, by expanding traditional markets and acquiring new ones.
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