On September 20, 2021 ROSATOM and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Zimbabwe signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the area of peaceful atomic energy use on the sidelines of the 65th session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. The Memorandum is the first document in the area of peaceful atomic energy use between Russia and Zimbabwe. It lays the foundation for establishment of cooperation in a wide range of areas, and particularly opens up opportunities for implementation of projects in the area of non-power applications of nuclear energy in industry, agriculture and healthcare. Special attention is paid to training of the national personnel for the nuclear industry of Zimbabwe and works aimed to raise public awareness about nuclear technologies.
In 2022 ROSATOM signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Zimbabwe on training of the specialists in the area of peaceful atomic energy use. The document was signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Amon Murwira, Minister of Higher and Secondary Education, Science and Technology of Zimbabwe. The document is aimed to create a solid framework for cooperation in the key area of the program development for the peaceful use of atomic energy in Zimbabwe. In particular, specific steps are envisaged to train the personnel for the nuclear industry of Zimbabwe.
