Russia and Rwanda have signed an agreement to build a nuclear science and technologies centre in the African country, state nuclear corporation Rosatom said.
The agreement was signed by Rosatom’s director-general Alexei Likhachev and Rwanda’s minister of infrastructure Claver Gatete during the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi.
Rosatom said the nuclear centre will be a platform for a range of scientific research and practical applications of nuclear technologies, including the production of radioisotopes for industry, agriculture and healthcare.
According to Rosatom, the research centre will host a 10-MW water-cooled reactor and a number of laboratories.