Shorouk Express 
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. A cooperation
agreement on the construction of small modular reactor plants in
Iran was signed in Moscow between the Atomic Energy Organization of
Iran (AEOI) and the Russian Rosatom Company today, Trend reports via the
AEOI.
The agreement was signed by Iranian Vice President, Chairman of
the AEOI Mohammad Eslami, and the Head of the Russian Rosatom
Company Aleksey Likhachev.
The agreement aims to develop cooperation in the field of
sustainable development, energy security, and peaceful uses of
atomic energy for the development of technology in accordance with
the laws and obligations of the two countries and international
laws and obligations.
In order to implement this agreement, contracts will be signed
between the two parties for the design and construction of plants
based on small modular reactors.
These reactors will play an important role in the development of
industrial and nuclear technology and technical knowledge in Iran
related to the modification of plant equipment.
In addition, the acquisition of small modular reactor technology
can create new potential for ensuring balance in the country’s
electricity grid.
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