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Azerbaijan,Pakistan to cooperate in nuclear research

26 August 2015 11:12 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan,Pakistan to cooperate in nuclear research

By Nigar Orujova

Azerbaijan and Pakistan have determined priority areas of cooperation in the sphere of high technologies, the Azerbaijani Communications and High Technologies Ministry reported on August 25.

The issue of cooperation was discussed during a meeting between Communications and High Technologies Minister Ali Abbasov and Chairman of the National Engineering and Scientific Commission of Pakistan Muhammad Irfan Burney.

“Azerbaijan is interested in cooperation with Pakistan in the field of nuclear research,” Abbasov said at the event.

The minister also suggested increasing cooperation with the Pakistani side in high technologies and aerospace.

In turn, the chairman of NESCOM said that he is aware of the activities of the Azerbaijani National Nuclear Research Center, and the Pakistani experience in this area may be useful for the development of nuclear technology in Azerbaijan.

Irfan Burney also proposed considering the possibility of developing cooperation between the two countries in other areas, particularly, in the areas of human resources, software solutions, and cyber security.

Earlier the Ministry said that a feasibility study by the National Center for Nuclear Research on the construction of a research reactor in Azerbaijan has already been prepared and submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

If a number of issues related to the agreement are settled, construction could begin as early as 2016.

A land area of ​​15 hectares in the Gobu settlement of Absheron district has been allotted for the construction of the research reactor, 20 km away from Baku.

Administrative buildings, a data center, and other infrastructure necessary for research and scientific work will be located on the site as well.

The research reactors do not pose a safety threat as there are over 600 research reactors in the world, 90 percent of which are located at universities and academic parks.

The reactor in Azerbaijan will be equipped with the necessary safeguards in accordance with the norms of International Atomic Energy Agency.

A gamma-radiation complex, intended for sterilization, will also be located on site.

A decree on the establishment of the National Center for Nuclear Research under the Communications and High Technologies Ministry to develop the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes was signed by the head of state last May.

Earlier, Azerbaijan and France also discussed the issue of cooperation in nuclear research.

Today, Azerbaijan aims to develop nuclear research in the country and produce nuclear fuel.

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Nigar Orujova is AzerNews’s staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @o_nigar

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