Russia, Bolivia sign MoU for nuclear cooperation
Russia and Bolivia sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to hold talks on a possible civilian nuclear agreement.
The document was signed by Luis Alberto Sanchez, Bolivia's energy minister, and Sergey Kirienko, the director general of Russia's state-owned energy giant, Rosatom, on Thursday.
Russia, according to Sanchez, will support the nuclear energy project through a research center that will be built in Bolivia.
The cooperation will include the use of radioisotopes and other nuclear technologies in the fields of industry, medicine and agriculture.
The MoU also stipulates that Russia will provide training and education for Bolivian personnel, as well as assistance in the creation and development of infrastructure for the management and regulation of Bolivia's nuclear power program.
Bolivia and Russia agreed to hold further talks on a possible intergovernmental accord on collaboration in the use of nuclear energy but no date was given by either side.
Earlier this year, Bolivia signed a nuclear agreement with Argentina to promote and develop the infrastructure and institutions needed for its nuclear energy program.
Last year, Bolivian President Evo Morales said the South American country would invest more than USD 2 billion in the development of a nuclear energy program over the next decade.
The country plans to build its first research reactor by the year 2020.
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