press release
In the context of the official working visit of the US Department of Energy in Romania, the Romanian Atomic Forum ("Romatom") and the Romanian Association for Pressure Equipment ("Arpe") met with companies from the United States and Canada specialized in the nuclear field, on August 3, 2021.
The purpose of the official work visit is to continue and strengthen the connections with the nuclear industry and the decision -making factors in Romania, within the intergovernmental agreement concluded at Washington DC in October 2020, which was recently ratified by the Government of Romania.The cooperation agreement includes the development of the project 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda CNE, the project of re -technologicalization of unit 1 and other potential civil nuclear projects.
30 companies in Romania specialized in services, works and equipment for the nuclear industry met with companies from the United States and Canada, as well as representatives of the US Energy Department in an event that lasted a day and included visits, presentations and meetings meant to strengthen the cooperation between the nuclear industries in Romania and the USA.
"The nuclear industry in Romania appreciates the opportunity to get involved in bilateral discussions with our partners in the United States and Canada and is confident in the high quality and efficiency standard that the partnership will bring in the implementation of future nuclear projects in Romania. Romatom has evaluated the capacity of the nuclear industry in Romania to contribute to the project 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda CernavodaEngineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.Decarbonization and obtaining economic growth in our country ” - Lucian Rusu, Romatom President.
Currently, the nuclear industry in Romania provides 11,000 jobs, a number that could increase to 20,000 in the context of new nuclear construction projects and has an annual contribution of 5.7 billion euros to the national GDP, being a force of sectoral growth, development of education, research and nuclear innovation.
"In accordance with the European objectives regarding the decarbonization, Romania is firmly engaged in the development of the nuclear program, with clear advantages both in terms of decarbonization, because the existence of 4 operational units will lead to the avoidance in the atmosphere of 20 million CO2 every year, as well as from the point of view of the social and economic impact.The meeting was a natural continuation of the Memorandum of understanding concluded in October last year between Romatom and the Nuclear Energy Institute in the United States, trusting that North Atlantic cooperation represents the optimal solution.Cernavoda, Retehnologization of Unit 1 of Cernavoda CNE and other projects such as the development of small modular reactors technology ” - Teodor Chirica, Honorary President Romatom.
About Romatom
Romatom was established on January 10, 2001 and currently represents the interests of 42 companies and associations specialized in providing services, equipment and works for nuclear and related sectors.
The purpose of Romatom is to promote the safe use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in Romania and to support the development of the national nuclear program, as well as the coordination of all activities regarding the participation in the European Atomic Forum.Also, Romatom advocates to promote the interests of its members, representing the voice of the nuclear industry in Romania, based on the high level accumulated by training and experience, in order to participate in future nuclear projects.For further information, visit: https://romatom.ro/
