MOU signed between KAERI and IRP of Azerbaijan

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and the Institute of Radiation Problems(IRP) of the Azerbaijan Nation Academy of Sciences signed on Tuesday the 19th of January 2010 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen technical cooperation  between both institutes. 

The signing of the MoU was attended by Mr. Adil GARIBOV, Director of IRP, and Mr. Ibrahim GABULOV, Deputy Director of IRP, who visited KAERI and Dr. Myung Seung Yang, KAERI President and other staffs.

The signing of the MoU shows the common commitment of KAERI and IRP to strengthen bilateral cooperation in such areas as “Utilization of technologies and equipments for research reactors”, “Application of radiation technology including radioisotope production”, “Human resources development”, “Advance nuclear technology for nuclear energy systems including nuclear hydrogen production and fuel cycles”, etc.

In regard to  forms of cooperation, KAERI and ARP agreed to carry out activities including meetings to discuss specific technical topics and cooperative activities, exchange of expert and technical information,  assessing the role of current R&D facilities, or planning for future facilities.

Azerbaijan is preparing to build its first nuclear reactor for research purposes under the auspices of IRP and Azerbaijan  will make a final decision in 2011.

IRP was established in 2002  and it is the only scientific institution at Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences system and Azerbaijan Republic which  conducts fundamental scientific and technical research in  peaceful  nuclear energy use such as  radiation safety, radioecology, physico-technical problems of power engineering, non-renewable energy transformation processes, radiation effects in solid matters, and the radiative study of materials.