Egypt signs agreement with Czech company to advise on El-Dabaa – Urban & Transport – Egypt

Chairman of the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiology Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) Sami Shaaban. Al-Ahram

The chairman spoke about the agreement on Sunday during the 15th edition of the “Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy” conference in Aswan.

He said that the agency had previously launched an international tender to select the best global consultant in the fields of nuclear and radiology, particularly in the nuclear power plant sector.

Shaaban added that 13 consulting firms applied for this tender, which in the end was won by ÚJV Rež.

According to its own information, the company signed a long-term multi-million dollar contract with ENRRA in Cairo at the end of November.

ÚJV Rež stated that, according to the contract, it will provide technical assistance to the Egyptian regulatory authority for the approval of the nuclear power plant in El-Dabaa.

“Our services will mainly focus on the independent control of documents and services supplied by the Russian side, as well as assisting Egyptian oversight in a number of other areas, including human resource development, development of an integrated regulatory management system, inspection plans during the construction of nuclear power plants, international missions “Development of legislation, evaluation of license documentation,” said the Czech company.

The El-Dabaa power plant, which is being built by the Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom as part of an agreement signed between Egypt and Russia in 2015, is scheduled to start producing electricity in 2026.

The conference on the peaceful uses of atomic energy is organized by the Arab Atomic Energy Agency in cooperation with the Egyptian Atomic Energy Agency.

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