11 Jun (NucNet): Russia and the UK have agreed to create a joint working group on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy between state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
In a statement, the DECC said Russian deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich and UK secretary of state for energy and climate change Edward Davey signed the agreement at a meeting in London on 10 June 2013.
The statement said discussion at the meeting focused in particular on the nuclear and gas sectors, as well as energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate change.
Mr Dvorkovich and Mr Davey also agreed during their meeting to establish a regular energy dialogue, with meetings at senior official level at least twice a year, and ministerial meetings to be held annually, the DECC said.
They approved a roadmap with a number of practical steps aimed at furthering energy cooperation between the two countries.
In the statement, the DECC said it noted the progress of Rosatom and Rolls-Royce towards implementation of the terms of a memorandum of understanding on nuclear cooperation signed during the visit of British prime minister David Cameron to Russia in September 2011.
That MoU is intended to increase Russia’s and the UK’s nuclear capabilities in the manufacturing and mutual supplies of equipment and components, as well as in servicing existing nuclear power plants, including third country markets.
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