The company headquartered in Bariloche announced an agreement with Uganda for the transfer of technological know-how that will allow the East African country to develop its nuclear capacity.<\/p>\n
INVAP and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of Uganda signed by the end of August, in Kampala, a contract for the feasibility analysis and site study of a Nuclear Science and Technology Center for the University of Soroti, in Uganda.<\/p>\n
The Soroti University project will train specialized resources to establish a nuclear technology base to enable Uganda to set up core power plant projects.<\/p>\n
The signing ceremony was attended by Irene Bateebe, Permanent Secretary of the Ugandan MEMD, Robert Ikoja-Odongo, Vice-Dean of the University of Soroti, and Pablo Abbate, VP of Nuclear Business Development of INVAP.<\/p>\n
\u201cNuclear power will be one of the key drivers for securing medium- and long-term energy supply in Uganda,\u201d Irene Bateebe stated, adding: \u201cINVAP has a proven track record in building nuclear reactors in Algeria, Egypt and Australia. Our visit to Argentina convinced us of the country’s solvency in nuclear matters and of the value proposal that INVAP has provided to many countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
This step reaffirms the bilateral relationship between Argentina and Uganda and the advisory capacity of INVAP, a leader in nuclear matters. The joint work between both organizations, which started with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement in March 2023 and continued with the visit of a Ugandan delegation to INVAP’s headquarters in Bariloche, is strengthened with the signing of the contract that enables the future development stages of a nuclear training reactor and several associated facilities that will allow the training of talent and the generation of national research and development capabilities.<\/p>\n