MoU for nuclear energy development signed

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of application of nuclear energy development in Serbia was signed between five ministries of the Serbian Government and 20 scientific and academic institutions and institutes.

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The memorandum was signed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Mining and Energy, the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education with power utility EPS, electricity transmission system operator EMS, the Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca, the Serbian Nuclear Society, the Directorate for Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security of Serbia and the faculties of economic, medical and technical sciences.

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Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said that this MoU corrected the mistake made in the 1980s, when the state banned nuclear energy projects.

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He said that it was possible to develop nuclear energy projects in Serbia while protecting the environment and the health of the citizens, adding that this is a great chance for the development of Serbia.

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Last month, the Ministry of Mining and Energy launched the tender for the preparation of the preliminary technical study for the purpose of considering the peacetime use of nuclear energy in Serbia, and the value of the contract has been estimated at some 120,000 euros. According to tender documentation, in the conditions of the growing needs for energy, planned in the next decades, supported by the accelerated electrification of the economy, with the increase of the share of renewable energy sources on the grid and the reduction of production from coal, nuclear energy needs to be considered as an equal option which could contribute to a stable supply of low-carbon electric energy, in addition to hydro energy and gas, which are considered transitional fuels.

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