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Tag: CIDTN

  • Monday, October 28th 2024 - 21:44 UTC

    Rosatom completes first batch of nuclear fuel for Bolivia

    Bolivia was the first South American country to use Russian nuclear fuel, said Rosatom's Oleg Grigoriyev

    Russia's State Nuclear Energy Corporation Rosatom has completed the first batch of nuclear fuel for the reactor being built in Bolivian city of El Alto for the South American country's Center for Research and Development in Nuclear Technology (CIDTN), it was announced Monday in Moscow. The Russian Government agency also said in a statement that the chemicals manufactured at Rosatom's facilities in Novosibirsk had “passed acceptance inspection.” The fuel is to be delivered in 2025, it was also explained.