Kigali, 8 September 2020: Minister of Infrastructure, Honourable Claver Gatete received Ambassador Karén Chalyan of Russia to Rwanda for a bilateral meeting. They discussed about bilateral cooperation in the strategic area of Nuclear Energy including the implementation of the Center of Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST).

In October 2019, Russia and Rwanda have signed, in Sochi-Russia, an agreement to construct the first Centre of Nuclear Science and Technologies in Rwanda with the participation of ROSATOM.

Currently, Rwanda is moving faster to put in place legal framework that would enable establishment of the Center of Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) in the country.

The CNST will become a modern platform for carrying out a whole range of scientific research and practical application of nuclear technologies.

It will allow the production of radioisotopes for widespread use in industry and agriculture, as well as in healthcare, thus addressing the issue of lack of cancer treatment.

During the Russia-Africa Economic Forum in October 2019 in Sochi, Russia and Rwanda signed an agreement to construct the first Centre of Nuclear Science and Technologies in Rwanda with the participation of ROSATOM.

The CNST is expected to comprise of a multi-purpose research water-cooled reactor with up to 10 MW capacity. It will be equipped with laboratories, systems and functional units necessary for safe operation.