Nuclear Research and Technology Center

7/3/2016
Project development

$ 350 million

Announced

7/3/2016


Overview:

  • Nuclear Research and Technology Center
  • Rosatom, Russia's state-owned nuclear agency, entered into an agreement with the government of Bolivia to build a nuclear research and technology centre in Bolivia.
  • The centre will allow the country to understand and apply nuclear technology to science, medicine, geology, and agriculture.
  • It is thought that this could result in the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bolivia.
  • As of now, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico are the only countries in Latin America with nuclear power plants.

Rani Mehta - Journalist 

Jurisdictions:

Bolivia
Russia

Deal type:

Project development

Practice area:

Project development

Industry sector:

Energy


Firm:

Party: Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation (Project developer)