The Bolivian government wants to revive plans to build a nuclear research and technology centre in cooperation with Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, president Luis Arce said.
Mr Arce, who was elected president in October 2020 elections, said on social media that the government had recently met Rosatom representatives. “We are reactivating the project to build the nuclear research and technology centre to strengthen the fight against cancer and improve our agricultural production,” he tweeted.
In March 2016, Russia and Bolivia signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the construction of a nuclear research and technology centre at a site in the city of El Alto.
Mr Arce, who was elected president in October 2020 elections, said on social media that the government had recently met Rosatom representatives. “We are reactivating the project to build the nuclear research and technology centre to strengthen the fight against cancer and improve our agricultural production,” he tweeted.
In March 2016, Russia and Bolivia signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the construction of a nuclear research and technology centre at a site in the city of El Alto.
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