On June 19, at the international forum Atomexpo-2017 in Moscow, the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and the Republic of Zambia signed a package of agreements for a project to construct a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in the country.
JSC Atomstroyexport and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Zambia signed a contract for the preliminary engineering survey of the selected site for the Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology.
In accordance with this agreement, JSC Atomstroyexport is to start field works on the site in the nearest future, in order to acquire data for the design and construction of the facility.
On the same day, JSC Rusatom Service and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Zambia signed an agreement for the rendering of services to assess and develop nuclear infrastructure in the Republic of Zambia. This contract provides for the assessment of various elements of the potential nuclear infrastructure and drawing-up of a plan for their development in accordance with the IAEA recommendations.
In addition, Rusatom Overseas and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Zambia signed a project development agreement (PDA) for the construction of a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in the Republic of Zambia. This agreement lays a solid foundation for further negotiations for the centre construction contract.
"Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation is ready to render maximum assistance to our Zambian partners in the development of their national nuclear science and technology sector. The agreements signed today represent a very important step in the implementation of the project. We expect that the general contract for construction of the Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology will be agreed upon and signed before the end of 2017," said the President of Rusatom Overseas Evgeny Pakermanov.
Finally, at Atomexpo-2017, Rusatom Overseas and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Zambia signed a project development agreement (PDA) for the preliminary feasibility study of the NPP construction in the Republic of Zambia. The agreement allows Rosatom specialists to assess feasibility of the projects implementation.
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At present, Russia operates more than 20% of all the running research reactors in the world. Altogether, Rosatom has built more than 120 research reactors, including 20 research reactors in foreign countries such as China, Vietnam, Egypt, Hungary, Germany, the Czech Republic, etc.
