Russia and Brazil signed the document strengthening their cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy

Within the VII session of the Intergovernmental Russian-Brazilian High Level Commission, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM and Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados (NUCLEP), the leading nuclear company in Brazil providing services in the heavy engineering.

From the Russian side the document was signed by Mr. Kirill Komarov, First Deputy CEO for Corporate Development and International Business of ROSATOM, and from the Brazilian side it was signed by Mr. Jaime Wallwitz Cardoso, President of Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados.

The Memorandum’s subject is the development of partnership between the parties not only in the nuclear power and electricity industry, like cooperation in possible construction of NPP in Brazil, but also about cooperation in wide range of other areas. Particularly, possible interaction in power-plant engineering, thermal power industry, petrochemical industry, shipbuilding, etc. are the other points of the Document.

The Memorandum aims at potential implementation of joint projects not only in Brazil, but also in other Latin American countries as its priority region.