Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom believes it is a strong candidate for getting its bid to build eight nuclear reactors for South Africa approved.<\/p>\n
\u201cRosatom is a world leader in nuclear power provision, with its technology operating successfully in many developed and emerging markets,\u201d said Viktor Polikarpov, Rosatom regional vice-president, Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that this unmatched expertise sets us apart and makes us confident in the competitive capacity of our offer.”<\/p>\n
This follows Rosatom\u2019s signing of two ‘memoranda of understanding’ (MOU) documents with South Africa\u2019s Department of Energy at the 7th BRICS summit in Ufa, Russia earlier this week.<\/p>\n
The documents are a memorandum on cooperation in training personnel for the South African nuclear power industry and a memorandum on cooperation in Enhancement of Public Awareness of Nuclear Energy in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Source: eNCA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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