JSC Atomenergoprom Annual Report

HR POLICY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY JSC ATOMENERGOPROM / ANNUAL REPORT / 146 8.2. DEVELOPING THE REGIONS WHERE NUCLEAR FACILITIES ARE LOCATED JSC Atomenergoprom contributes to the social and economic development of the towns and cities where nuclear facilities are located in a number of ways. The Company makes a significant contribution to the energy security of a number of regions and is also a major taxpayer making tax payments to budgets of all levels. The Company makes a substantial economic impact on its regions of operation by creating a significant number of skilled jobs in the nuclear and related industries, providing not only employment, but also decent working conditions and remuneration. Tax payments by JSC Atomenergoprom to budgets of different levels in the Russian Federation, RUB billion Level of the budget system For 2020 For 2021 For 2022 Deviation, % Federal 114.3 132.3 166.0 25.5 94.8 72.3 72.1 -0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 33.3 209.3 204.9 238.5 16.4 Regional Local TOTAL Ensuring the energy security of Russian regions In 2022, nuclear power generation accounted for 19.9% of the total electricity output in the Unified Power System of Russia (like in 2021). If this amount of electricity was generated by conventional power generation equipment, it would produce significant greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, in 2022, the Company's operations helped to prevent greenhouse gas emissions in Russia totalling 109.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Generating employment through NPP construction Employment in key NPP construction projects as at 31 December 2022 Region Russia (Kursk NPP-2**) Actual headcount, including contractor organisations, persons (2022) Including employees recruited from local communities, persons* (2022) 8,426 9,439 Foreign NPPs (Belarusian NPP, Rooppur, El Dabaa, Paks) 31,432 23,154 TOTAL 40,871 31,580 * Employees who are nationals of the countries where the NPPs are being built. **The figure for Kursk NPP-2 represents the number of employees who are Russian nationals. Number of local building contractors engaged in construction between 2020 and 2022 31 34 65 GRI 3-3 Contribution to the implementation of national projects The Company's key priority in terms of engagement with its regions of operation is to increase the effectiveness of participation of its host towns and cities in the implementation of national projects. Thus, in 2022, the total volume of funding for national projects in nuclear towns and cities increased by 37% compared to 2021 and reached RUB 7,856.31 million, including capital investments totalling RUB 4,669.49 million. In 2022, JSC Atomenergoprom's organisations within ROSATOM continued to support the participation of nuclear towns and cities in the implementation of national and federal projects. The Company continues to provide methodological support to the towns and cities in order to increase the efficiency of their partic- ipation in the implementation of national projects. In 2022, a practical workshop involving experts of the Institute for Urban Economics Foundation was held in order to inform municipal administrations about on- going changes at the federal level which are relevant to the national projects. As part of the workshop, an updated methodology for the participation of towns and cities in the implementation of national/federal projects was presented, and illustrations were provided of changes in the regulatory framework which had been implemented or were scheduled for implementation and which affected the municipalities. The larg- est number of towns and cities take part in the implementation of the Housing and Urban Environment, Education, Culture, and Ecology National Projects. In 2022, all of the Company's host towns and cities continued to implement the Housing and Urban Envi- ronment National Project. The federal project titled 'Creating a Comfortable Urban Environment', which forms part of the Housing and Urban Environment National Project, is being implemented in all of the Company's host towns and cities, except for Bilibino. The cost of measures implemented over four years totals RUB 6,031.6 million, including RUB 1,554.1 million in 2022. The Clean Water Federal Project was included in the Housing and Urban Environment National Project in 2021. In 2022, as part of the project, an initiative was launched in the CATF of Seversk to improve the water supply and sewerage system. The majority of the towns and cities take part in the Culture National Project. As part of the project, culture development centres, modular municipal libraries and virtual concert halls have been established; chil- dren's art schools have been provided with musical instruments; grants are awarded every year to support creative teams. Urban environment Between 2018 and 2022, nuclear towns and cities received methodological assistance in shaping and devel- oping the urban environment. Lectures and expert discussions were held; master plans were developed for six projects in five towns and cities; applications were prepared for participation in the National Competition of the Best Projects to Create a Comfortable Urban Environment (hereinafter referred to as the Competition), which is held by the Russian Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities. Systematic methodological work with municipal administrations and the participation of nuclear towns and cities in the Competition have made it possible to develop a comprehensive vision of projects focused on urban improvement and the development of the urban environment and the towns' and cities' long-term plans to develop the urban environment, which successfully combine solutions for urban improvement and business development. In 2022, seven of JSC Atomenergoprom's host towns and cities won the 6th National Competition for Best Proj- ects to Create a Comfortable Urban Environment, which totals 5% of the nationwide figures, 15% in the Towns with Population of 50,000 to 100,000 People category and 5% in the Towns with Population of 20,000 to 50,000 People category. HR POLICY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY JSC ATOMENERGOPROM / ANNUAL REPORT / 147

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