Russia to propose nuclear plan at G8: Medvedev

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Russia is to propose a plan to boost safety at the world’s nuclear power plants at the G8 summit in May, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe.

"In May of 2011 Russia will come forward with a concrete initiative on increasing security of nuclear power stations at the Group of Eight summit," the Kremlin quoted Medvedev as saying in a statement.

"They will be related to increasing responsibility of the countries using nuclear energy," Medvedev said.

Russia has said it remains committed to nuclear power even after the accident at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. But the Kremlin has repeatedly said the events showed the need for greater security.