ZAMBIA’S PLANS ED
According to the Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation between Russia and Zambia, the institution will constitute the Centre of Nuclear Science and Technology. The Centre will be based on the multipurpose research reactor with a capacity of 10 MW equipped with laboratories, functional facilities and complexes providing a whole range of scientific research, training and commercial applications. ThecCentre will also comprise multifunctional irradiation centre and nuclear medicine Centre based on the cyclotron.
The CNST is expected to allow Zambia to start the development and mastering of nuclear technologies that may be applied in science, education, healthcare, agriculture and industry such as geology and other fields.
Moreover the Center is also set to be used to prepare and train personnel for the country’s nuclear program development, but also for the specialists coming from the entire region.
In general, such research centers are open for students from the relevant University faculties specializing in medicine, engineering, physics, geology, and other adjacent areas of nuclear technologies applications.
The Center will have a certain difference from a traditional academic institution, as its purpose is to provide an opportunity for experienced professionals or specialists being trained to gain new skills, obtain an additional or a new qualification in areas of their major studies, and foster scientific interest. The Centre will be used as a platform of interuniversity cooperation and scientific collaboration between local and foreign students and specialists.
According to the Decision of Government of Zambia, the location of the Centre will be within the premises of the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research.
The Government of Zambia is a fully responsible for the selection of the Centre site and it is will be located near Lusaka International Airport, Silver Rest District.
That is ideal location for such type of facilities because it can attract not only population and personnel during the construction stage but also will be convenient during the operation stage. It is also ideal from the logistics point of view.
As for the physical works on the project, it is generally divided into preparatory stage and the main stage. The preparatory stage includes necessary investigation activities on site to demonstrate its suitability for the construction of the nuclear irradiation facilities. The contract on the preliminary site survey was signed during Atomexpo 2017 with participation of the Zambian delegation part. As soon as Zambian site is ready, Rosatom can promptly start the works at the Centre site.
The data collection and the field works are required to obtain the data necessary for the design and the facility. We always take into account the requirements according to the Russian norms and regulations for nuclear and irradiation facilities, IAEA recommendations and applicable Zambian norms and standards.
The design and construction of the facility has to do with the main stage of the project and are implemented after the sign of the general contract for the construction.
The Russian Party works in close cooperation with the Zambian Party in order to prepare this contract for signing in 2018. At the same time the Zambian Party will perform its obligations to prepare the site for construction according to the Intergovernmental Agreement.
Upon signing the general contract, the construction itself may last up to five-six years. The schedule is to be determined during the contract negotiation.
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