Russian state corporation Rosatom and Rwanda's government have started talks on a nuclear power plant in Rwanda, focusing on non-energy uses of nuclear tech. The meeting in Moscow marked first session of Joint Coordinating Committee on atomic energy cooperation .
During talks, parties explored aspects of collaboration,including building nuclear facility and setting up a nuclear science and tech center . Agenda also covered regulatory support for nuclear program . After discussions, Rosatom and Rwanda signed a roadmap to push forward small modular reactor project.
Kirill Komarov,Rosatom's First Deputy Director General, pledged to be a reliable partner for Rwanda as it develops its nuclear plans . And establishment of Joint Coordinating Committee should lead to more structured,ongoing collaboration in all areas of Rwanda's nuclear goals, said Rwanda's energy advisor and chairman of Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB).
Cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy use has been formalized through contracts. An intergovernmental agreement signed in Moscow on December 5,2018, laid groundwork for future work. And during Russia-Africa summit in Sochi 2019,both sides agreed to build a Nuclear Science and Technology Center in Rwanda,featuring a 10 MW research reactor and lab complex. How this unfolds...
