Russia and Sudan signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Sudan signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes during the visit of the President of the Republic of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir.

The document creates a legal framework for cooperation between Russia and Sudan in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in a wide range of areas, such as assistance in creating and improving the nuclear infrastructure of the Republic of Sudan in accordance with international recommendations; regulation in the field of nuclear and radiation safety, control over physical protection of nuclear materials, radiation sources and storage facilities for nuclear and radioactive materials, as well as systems for control of nuclear and radioactive materials and waste; fundamental research in the field of the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes; production of radioisotopes and their use in industry, medicine and agriculture; cooperation in the field of application of radiation technologies and nuclear medicine; education and training of specialists for the nuclear industry.

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Source: Rosatom