Egyptian nuclear engineering students graduate from Russian Tomsk Polytechnic University

Egyptian nuclear engineering students graduate from Russian Tomsk Polytechnic University

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CAIRO – 31 January 2021: A new batch of international nuclear engineering students, including Egyptians, has graduated from the Russian Tomsk Polytechnic University, announced Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation (ROSATOM).

 

The new batch includes students from Egypt, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan, besides Russian students, the company added in a statement, noting that this year a total of 48 nuclear international students graduated after studying for more than five years. The students include 13 Egyptians, 10 Vietnamese, and 2 from Kazakhstan, besides 23 Russians.

 

In April 2020, Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear energy corporation, has signed a ten-year contract with the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, to supply low-enriched nuclear fuel components, including uranium and aluminum, to the ETRR-2 nuclear reactor located northeast of the capital Cairo, TVEL Fuel Company of