苏联煤的总储量达5.5—6.0万亿吨,约占世界总储量的一半,但有机燃料资源主要在亚洲部分,而用电用热负荷的4/5在欧洲部分。发展核动力可以缓和燃料需求不平衡的矛盾。此外,发展核动力可降低欧洲部分发电成本、减轻铁路货运量,还可通过减少石油、天然气消耗量,改善燃料动力平衡。苏联早在四十年代末,就已开始核电站 The total reserve of Soviet coal is 5.5-6.0 trillion tons, which accounts for about half of the world’s total reserves. However, organic fuel resources are mainly in the Asian part, and 4/5 of the thermal load on electricity is in the European part. The development of nuclear power can ease the imbalance in fuel demand. In addition, the development of nuclear power can reduce part of the cost of power generation in Europe, reduce rail freight, but also by reducing the consumption of oil and natural gas, improve the fuel balance. The Soviet Union started nuclear power plants as early as the late 1940s