OREANDA-NEWS. March 15, 2012. JSC Rusatom Overseas (a company of State Corporation Rosatom established to promote Russian nuclear technologies in the global market) has become a member of national professional nuclear associations of Brazil (NIASA) and the RSA (ABDAN).

In particular, Rusatom Overseas joined the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA).

"We consider joining the NIASA an important event contributing to business development of State Corporation Rosatom in the prospective nuclear energy market of the RSA. We intend to expand our cooperation with the South African nuclear industry in order both to implement the large-scale program of AES (Nuclear Power Station) construction in the RSA and to use the high potential of South African companies in global projects of State Corporation Rosatom related to AES construction", — remarked Alexey Kalinin, the President of Rusatom Overseas.

Earlier Rusatom Overseas became a member of the Brazilian Association for the Development of Nuclear Activities (ABDAN). By now, the Russian company and the Association have approved the plan of cooperation in various spheres.

"Russian nuclear industry has the unique opportunity to offer its partners an integrated project based on referential, economically efficient and safe technologies. Our Brazilian partners are greatly interested in cooperation in nuclear sphere. Membership in ABDAN will enable us to cooperate with maximum efficiency", — said A. Kalinin.

"Our purpose is not only promotion of Russian technologies but also establishment of mutually beneficial interaction with foreign partners for joint implementation of projects all over the world. I am sure that joint work of nuclear specialists from many countries will enable us to offer new technological solutions which will contribute to development of nuclear power as a safe and efficient source of energy", — remarked the President of Rusatom Overseas.