Irrawaddy-Nov 26
Representatives of the junta’s Electricity and Energy Ministry and Russia’s Rosatom sign an MoU on a feasibility study for implementation of nuclear power plants in Myanmar on Nov. 23. The military regime’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy and Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conduct a survey on the construction of nuclear power plants in Myanmar. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of ATOMEXPO-2022 in Sochi, Russia. The proposed nuclear power plants will be based on Russian small modular reactor technology. The regime said it would only use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. But its words are hard to believe considering it has been killing its civilians with weapons supplied by Russia and has ignored the international community’s demands to end its violence. On Nov. 19, junta Science and Technology Minister Dr. Myo Thein Kyaw signed an agreement with Rosatom to open a Nuclear Technology Information Center in Yangon early next year. Junta-appointed Electricity and Energy Minister U Thaung Han, and Science and Technology Minister Dr. Myo Thein Kyaw attended ATOMEXPO-2022 during their third visit to Russia since September. he two accompanied the junta chief on his trip to Russia in September, and also flew to the country in October. The regime has said it is trying to make sure the whole country has access to electricity by 2030. Read more at: https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/junta-watch/junta-watch-pro-regime-media-spin-biden-comment-state-and-regional-govts-warned-and-more.
