(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman April 28 (Petra) --Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) Thursday stressed that securing environmental protection and ecological safety is an integral part of its mission and development strategy.
According to a statement a copy of which obtained by Petra Rosatom said its development strategy is based on ensuring the effectiveness of ecological nuclear and radiation safety .
To reach this goal Rosatom is constantly work towards the improvement of its environmental policy implementation plan and innovative development of its technological solutions the statement added.
The corporation said it works in line with the recommendations of Paris Climate Agreement reached at COP21 in December 2015 which marked a historic turning point in the global shift towards a low-carbon economy.
The statement quoted Rosatom's Coordinator of the Environmental PolicyVladimir Grachev as saying that securing environmental protection and ecological safety is an integral part of the corporation mission and development strategy. To implement this strategy Rosatom has invested around USD 470 million in environmental projects adding that the figure is increasing every year.
In order to engage public organizations in the development of policy for the peaceful uses of atomic energy environmental protection nuclear and radiation safety the Public Council of Rosatom was founded in 2009 Grachev added.
Rosatom's key objectives are to improve interaction between non-governmental environmental organizations and citizens to increase public awareness of the main corporate business areas. It is also vital to encourage a dialogue between scientists experts representatives of public authorities non-governmental environmental organizations and associations he explained.
Rosatom has developed a three-year implementation plan to ensure integrated nuclear and radiation safety by solving top-priority issues of nuclear heritage and creating infrastructure facilities to handle spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste Grachev explained.
In October 2013 Jordan contracted Russia's Rosatom to build the country's first two nuclear reactors that are expected to be operational by 2024.
The deal stresses the two countries' commitment to supporting the project and includes details on the plant's nuclear fuel and nuclear waste treatment. Under the agreement Jordan will have the right to return spent nuclear fuel to Russia.
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