OREANDA-NEWS. March 5, 2008. Atomenergoprom state holding is planning to enlarge its cooperation with Czech companies, including in the field of production of equipment and components for nuclear power plants, says the deputy director general of the company Kirill Komarov.

He says that the Czech Republic is one of the most attractive European countries for Atomenergoprom.

In 2007 one of Atomenergoprom’s companies, Atomenergomash, bought the controlling interest in Arako spol. s.r.o., Czech producer of pipeline fittings.

Now Atomenergomash is planning to increase the share to 100% and to invest big money in the company’s development. Arako will supply its products not only to Russia but also to other countries building nuclear power plants.

If the Czech Republic decided to further develop its nuclear power industry, Russia is ready to offer its services and technologies.

Komarov is sure that Atomenerogprom’s cooperation with Czech companies has very good prospects.

Russia and the Czech Republic have big experience of cooperation. Particularly, Atomstroyexport CJSC and Czech Scoda JS have jointly participated in the tender for the completion of Mohovce NPP project in Slovakia.

Besides, TVEL OJSC has many-year experience of supply of fuel to Czech Dukovany and in 2010 it will start supplying fuel to the other Czech NPP, Temelin.