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The article presents an interview with Andrei Ovcharov of the IBR, a company analyzing the problems of nuclear power engineering in Russia. He emphasizes that the summit meeting of the Group of Eight in Saint Petersburg will include the problems of nuclear power engineering. He expresses his views on the move of Russian President Vladimir Putin to create centers to enrich uranium and store nuclear waste. He comments on the position of nuclear power engineering in the Russian economy.

Discusses the relationship of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with Russia. List of countries that joined NATO in April 2004; Percentage of Russians who are convinced that the enlargement of NATO threatens Russia's national interests; Aim of the antiterrorist operations of NATO.