Prospects of nuclear power engineering development in the nearest 50 years and its role in the total power production are presented. The role of nuclear power enginneering in power generation and heat production for disteict heating system and technological processes is shown. Fuel problems in nuclear power engineering and the role of breeding in solving these problems are considered. Some forecasts of power engineering development in the USSR up till 2025 are given. Kochenov,-A.S
