Burundi, Zimbabwe set to develop nuclear power industry with Russia’s assistance

Two more African countries have made clear their intentions to build nuclear power plants with assistance from Moscow, and develop their nuclear power industry.

Speaking during an international nuclear energy forum held in Sochi, Russia this week, Burundi’s Minister of Hydraulics, Energy and Mines Ibrahim Uwizeye confirmed that the East African country has already signed two agreements with Russia’s nuclear technologies company, Rosatom.

“We are here in Russia to consider these new ideas. We would like to have nuclear power industry in our country,” said Uwizeye said on the sidelines of the forum

The roadmap defines concrete steps by the sides in 2022-2024 for the assessments of the prospects for nuclear generation in Burundi and implementation of projects in the field of non-energy applications of nuclear energy in the country.

Another African country, Zimbambwe in the south, is set to develop human resources for peaceful uses of nuclear energy with Russia’s support.

The country’s Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Amon Murwira noted that Russia and Zimbabwe have signed a Memorandum on co-operation in training and skills development in the field of nuclear energy.

The document was signed on the sidelines of the 12th edition of the international nuclear exhinition forum by Murwira and Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of Russia’s state atomiс energy corporation Rosatom.

“The documents are creating solid framework conditions for cooperation in this key area for the development of the Zimbabwean programme of peaceful uses of nuclear energy,” A statement released after the deal noted

In particular, the two countries confirmed that specific steps are envisaged to train human resources for the Zimbabwean nuclear industry. Towards this end, efforts will be made to develop interaction between specialized educational institutions, including the organization of joint short-term programs, teacher training, the development of educational and scientific literature and student exchange.

The parties plan to organize technical tours and seminars, develop plans for the education and personnel training, as well as the joint activities for shaping the of public opinion in the field of nuclear energy.

Officials from the two countries were part of delegates who visited Russia to participate in the two-day atomexpo2022 held in November 21 and 22.

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