BATAN-Rosatom nuclear cooperation Indonesia-Russia

National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) and state-owned Russian nuclear, Rosatom, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last weekend. The MoU related to the development of education and research to build infrastructure and sustainable nuclear systems in Indonesia.

"We are ready to fully share our vast experience with our colleagues in Indonesia in the field of personnel training and development of the scientific basis of the nuclear industry," said Rector Rosatom Central Institute for Continuing Education and Training (Rosatom Cicé & T) Yuriy Seleznev in an official in Jakarta, Sunday (28/06/2015).

According to Yuriy, the agreement covers cooperation in the fields of research, education, and training of nuclear science and technology. Implementation can later be exchange of learning materials, the exchange of lecturers, as well as distance education programs.

Currently he said, Rosatom and Batan are designing symposia, workshops, and internships. Rosatom Cicé & T continued Yuriy, has mimiliki cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA related to general activities in the nuclear field. In fact, he said, the programs that have been developed by Rosatom Cicé & T also has been applied in several countries which utilize nuclear energy such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.

Meanwhile, Rosatom Director Asia Egor Simonov who also attended the signing of the agreement was said floating nuclear energy wherever requires skilled personnel and established scientific basis.

Therefore, according to him, it is logical that the cooperation of infrastructure development and sustainable nuclear systems in Indonesia began with cooperation in the fields of research, education, and training of nuclear science and technology.

Previously, Batan and Rosatom also signed the joint development of nuclear energy in ATOMEXPO forum on June 2, 2015 ago.

The Chief of Batan, Djarot Wisnubroto in Moscow said the deal offers infrastructure development, improving the quality of Human Resources (HR) and development studies for nuclear electricity.(*)

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