Uzbekistan, China and Belarus are mulling their joining the international consortium for the Multipurpose Fast Neutron Research Reactor (MBIR) project in the city of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region, Russia, announced the Director of International Scientific and Technical Projects at Rosatom Vasily Konstantinov.
"Although the reactor has not yet been erected, we are already establishing an international scientific platform based on it. Currently, more than 20 foreign countries and organizations are involved in this platform. Active negotiations are underway with China, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. We expect them to join the consortium before the year-end," Konstantinov stated.
In May, it was reported that Vietnamese scientists would also join in the research and development at the reactor. This became possible following the signing of an interagency roadmap between Rosatom and Vietnam for the development of nuclear technologies through 2030.
The MBIR is a 150 MW fourth-generation fast neutron research reactor. Once operational, it will become the most powerful reactor of its kind in the world. The reactor is being manufactured at the site of the State Scientific Center Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (SSC RIAR), which is a scientific division of Rosatom.
