OREANDA-NEWS Rosatom announced that it has signed a contract to develop a feasibility study for the Center for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) in Ethiopia.

"In the near future, Rosatom will begin an analysis of the country's non-energy sector, assess the needs of various segments of the economy in technologies that can be implemented at key facilities of the Center. A list of potential users of these technological solutions will also be compiled, which in the future will create a market for commercial products and services based on the center," the state corporation said in a statement.

"Another important stage will be the identification of possible areas for the location of the center and the conduct of preliminary engineering surveys for the subsequent selection of a site for the construction of a central nuclear power plant," Rosatom notes.