Malaysia, Russia Discuss Cooperation In Nuclear Energy Development

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

MOSCOW, June 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof Friday held a meeting with Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s director-general Alexey Likhachev to discuss bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy. 

Rosatom is a multi-industry holding company which comprises assets in power engineering, machine building and construction.

The meeting lasted about an hour.

Fadillah said Malaysia is committed to a balanced and pragmatic approach to its energy future.

“We value our collaboration with Rosatom and look forward to building a long-term, strategic partnership based on mutual trust and shared objectives,” he said during the meeting. 

Fadillah said Malaysia look forward to further strengthening its cooperation with Rosatom in key areas including technical and regulatory knowledge sharing, infrastructure and workforce as well as public education and stakeholder engagement on nuclear energy.

Also present were Deputy Foreign Minister  Mohamad Alaminand the Malaysian Ambassador to Russia  Cheong Loon Lai. 

Fadillah also witnessed the signing of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) between MyPOWER and Rosatom.

The NDA was signed by MyPOWER acting chief executive officer Devendra Thambirajah and Rosatom Energy Projects general director Andrey Rozhdestvin. The NDA is served for knowledge sharing regarding nuclear development. 

On Thursday, Fadillah visited the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (LNPP) in St Petersburg. 

The LNPP is a major nuclear power station located in Sosnoy Bor, Leningrad Oblast that is operated by Rosatom. 

It is one of the largest nuclear power plants in Russia, providing a significant portion of electricity to St Petersburg and the Leningrad region.

Meanwhile, Rosatom is the national leader in power generation, accounting for about 20 per cent of Russia's total output.

The group also ranks first globally in terms of the size of its order portfolio for construction of nuclear power plants comprising 39 power units, including six small modular reactors in 10 countries.

-- BERNAMA