15 Aug (NucNet): Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (Kacare) and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, CNNC has said.
The MoU foresees the establishment of working groups on design and technology, small modular reactors (SMRs), human resource development, nuclear fuel recycling and nuclear engineering.
The agreement is the result of a MoU signed by both sides in November 2013, which aimed at exploring possibilities for cooperation.
The MoU was signed during a visit by a delegation from China to Saudi Arabia on 7 August.
