Grossi’s very close and important consultations with the manager of Rosatom

According to Isna, “Rafael Grossi”, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, emphasized the importance of Russia’s role in the field of nuclear energy in the world arena, including the construction of nuclear power plants in Egypt, Bangladesh and Turkey.

According to Sputnik, after consultations with Rosatom, he drew attention to the serious danger posed by the recent blackout at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant due to damage to high-voltage lines.

He also emphasized the importance of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and expressed hope that the leaders of the world’s nuclear powers will lead to stability in this field.

“For Russia, there is no doubt that Rosatom is a leader not only domestically, but also internationally, building nuclear facilities in many areas of the world where they were not present before,” Grossi told reporters. The most important of these projects is the Al-Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt, which will be the second power plant in Africa and the Middle East to achieve nuclear technology and nuclear power generation capabilities. It simply underscores the necessity of our joint efforts to promote understanding of the role of nuclear power generation and develop appropriate solutions for the benefit of humanity.”

Al-Dabaa nuclear power plant is the first nuclear power plant in Egypt. This power plant is under construction in the city of Al-Daba in Matrouh province on the Mediterranean coast, about 300 kilometers northwest of Cairo.

In November 2015, Russia and Egypt signed an agreement on joint cooperation to establish a nuclear power plant in the Al-Daba area on the Mediterranean coast in northern Egypt.

The contracts of this power plant came into force in December 2017, during the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Cairo. Al-Dabah power plant consists of four generation 3+ pressurized water reactors with a total capacity of 4,800 MW, each with 1,200 MW, and the first reactor is scheduled to be commissioned in 2028.

“Alexei Likhachev”, the director general of the state-owned company Rosatom, also announced that Raphael Grossi will participate in the installation ceremony of the reactor body in Unit 1 of Al-Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt next week.

“We talked with (Rafael Grossi) about our cooperation at other Rosatom sites abroad, and primarily, of course, about the upcoming event at the Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt,” Likhachev told reporters after consultations between the Russian delegations and the International Atomic Energy Agency. A big ceremony is planned for next Wednesday in Egypt and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency will be present.”

According to him, “the level of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency has strengthened in recent months and we see significant value and impact in having an International Atomic Energy Agency mission directly at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.”

Likhachev also noted that the possibility of international cooperation on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was discussed with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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