In the near future, Russia and China will expand bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, as well as non-energy applications of peaceful nuclear technologies, including quantum developments, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on the sidelines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation meeting in Tianjin.
“The pace of development of nuclear technologies implies, of course, great international cooperation. And I think what awaits us in the near future is the development of bilateral cooperation between Russia and China specifically in the field of nuclear technology,” Likhachev told reporters.
First of all, Moscow and Beijing are interested in strengthening the construction of Russian-made VVER reactors, which are in demand in China, he added. “This has been documented, among other things.” Secondly, there are innovative nuclear technologies. “Of course, the technologies that promote nuclear knowledge – I mean digital technologies, quantum and non-energy applications of nuclear technologies – all of this is also in the package of our cooperation today, and we are discussing further development paths,” he said.
The two countries will also cooperate on new generation IV nuclear power technologies with fast neutron reactors, Likhachev added.
