Russia and Myanmar have entered into a historic partnership, sealing an intergovernmental agreement to collaborate on the construction of a small modular reactor (SMR) in Myanmar.
The agreement was signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom State Corporation, and Dr. Myo Thein Kyaw, Union Minister of Science and Technology of Myanmar, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council and Prime Minister of Myanmar.
This landmark agreement paves the way for the construction of a 110 MW SMR project, with the potential for expansion up to 330 MW.
Rosatom possesses reference technologies for the construction of small modular reactors, both offshore and onshore.
The SMR is characterised by its compactness and modularity, short construction period and high safety standards.
The world’s only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) Akademik Lomonosov is currently in operation in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Moreover, Rosatom signed the first ever export contract with Uzbekistan for the construction of a SMR plant in May 2024.
The project envisages the construction of a nuclear power plant with a capacity of 330 MW in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan using Russian-developed SMR technology.
The company is currently in dialogue with more than 20 African countries about the possibility of constructing high- and low-power nuclear power plants, nuclear science and technology centres, and developing uranium deposits: Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, and others.
Agreements on the development of nuclear infrastructure and mutual understanding have already been signed with Nigeria and Rwanda.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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