IANS | 08 Dec, 2021
South Korea and Russia agreed to expand their cooperation in developing
reliable atomic technology, including the safe dismantling of nuclear
plants, the science ministry said Wednesday.
At the 20th joint
nuclear power committee meeting, the Ministry of Science and ICT and
Russia's state-run Rosatom, which oversees Moscow's nuclear energy
project, discussed various ways to expand ties in research in such areas
as hydrogen energy and developing small modular reactors, Yonhap news
agency reported.
The two sides also agreed to continue to
cooperate in safe dismantling of nuclear plants and to work together in
developing technology for the disposal of spent fuel.