Russia orients 3 Nigerian youths, others on nuclear research
Russia’s state-run nuclear energy corporation, ROSATOM has acquainted three Nigerian youths and others from across Africa with its leading institutions for nuclear research.
The company, in a statement on Tuesday, said this was in line with its efforts to inspire and to raise the next generation of nuclear energy technology experts in Nigeria.
It said the Nigerian trio – Egbe Joy, Derick Nwasor and Oghale Yome, emerged winners of ROSATOM Africa’s “Atoms for Africa” competition.
“It required them to research how innovative use of nuclear technologies can assist in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) in Africa.
“Over the course of their weeklong stay in Russia, the trio visited the first science city of Russia situated in Obninsk and the first nuclear power plant to be built in the world, also based in Obninsk.
“Other sites visited included a tour to the winter wonderland at Tomsk in Siberia where they witnessed how Tomsk Polytechnic University is using its research reactor for educational purposes and trainings,” it said.
According to the company, the delegation also had roundtable discussions both in Tomsk Polytechnic University and National Research Nuclear University (MEPhl) with African students pursuing nuclear education studies in Russia.
“At the A. I. Leypunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering in Obninsk, guests from Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda learned about the main activities of the institute.
“The institute’s specialists told the delegation about promising developments and achievements in the field of nuclear medicine, ecology, and energy projects,” the company said.
It said Natalya Ayrapetova, the Deputy Director General of the State Scientific Centre of the Russian Federation for Science and Innovation, touched on the topic of science.
He also told the history of the Kaluga Territory, about Obninsk’s place in the region, which has a peaceful character in the areas of nuclear energy.
“We are ready to help various countries in training and development of a scientific program in order they have the opportunity to use peaceful nuclear technology,” Ayrapetova said. (NAN)