Bangkok--16 Nov--TQPR MEDIA
Astatement on the development of the strategic cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy has been adopted last week on Monday November 7th, 2016, during a meeting in Moscow of Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang. Russia also looks to continue strengthening ties in atomic energy with Thailand.
The document includes the declaration of the Heads of the Governments on the expansion of cooperation in the nuclear sector based on the principles of the balance of interests and mutual benefits, while its purpose being to support ROSATOM's large-scale projects in China.
In particular, the Heads of the Governments support the joint construction of 2 new Russian-designed units at Tianwan NPP. They are intended to give instructions to promptly complete preparatory actions for signing of the intergovernmental protocol on the project and willing to support the conclusion of the corresponding contracts. Furthermore, there are plans to construct new units in China, and to develop the cooperation in floating nuclear power plants as well as in the promising area of fast neutron reactors which present the Gen IV technology.
China-Russia relationship in peaceful uses of atomic energy is based on long experience of cooperation. In 2007 the first two units were commissioned at Tianwan NPP which, according to the IAEA experts, is one of the safest nuclear power plants in the world. At present, the second stage is in progress at this site and the units are to be commissioned in 2018.
The experimental fast neutron reactor with sodium coolant (CEFR) constructed with the participation of Russian experts was commissioned in 2011. That year the fourth, which is the last stage of the gas centrifuge enrichment plant was commissioned ahead of schedule. This stage was constructed under the Chinese-Russian Agreement of 1992. At the end of July, 2014, CNNC New Energy and Rusatom Overseas signed a memorandum on construction of floating nuclear power plants (FNPP), which China will use to supply power to islands and offshore hydrocarbon deposits. In addition, China and Russia interact in the area of isotope products.
Russia strengthening ties in atomic energy with Thailand too
Russia is also developing cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy with Thailand. On September 2014, ROSATOM and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology signed a Memorandum of cooperation in the peaceful use of atomic energy. The document serves to activate the cooperation in the sphere of atomic energy between the two countries and contains specific proposals on organizing and implementing this work. The cooperation will cover the following areas: fundamental and applied research, radioisotopes, nuclear safety, physical and radiation protection, nuclear fuel cycle services, radioactive waste management, education, training and advanced training of administrative, scientific and engineering personnel.