DEKRA, Rusatom Service and ZAES signed a trilateral Memorandum of understanding

Rusatom Service JSC signed a trilateral Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of nuclear infrastructure and personnel training with JSC “VPO ZAES” and DEKRA Finland Oy. The main goal behind the signing was to broaden the cooperation in the sphere of nuclear education and personnel training, for which Rusatom Service JSC is partly responsible.

A special importance in relation to personnel training was given to cooperation development in the area of education and personnel training for procurement and equipment quality control, as well as maintenance of HR development at existing and future nuclear power stations and nuclear research facilities.

The Parties thus agreed to establish and develop mutually beneficial relationship in the specified area through implementation of particular agreements, which will include, among others, capacity assessment as regards joint Finnish and Russian cooperation on personnel training in third countries, and shaping a basis for joint participation in international tenders on creating nuclear personnel training centers in third countries

The Memorandum was signed on May 14^th, 2018 at International Forum Atomexpo 2018 held in Sochi. It was signed by the General director Mr. Evgeny Salkov as Rusatom Service JSC representative, by the director Sergey Butskih as JSC “VPO ZAES” representative, while the Managing director Matti Andersson signed the Memorandum on behalf of DEKRA Finland oy.

“I am really happy that we have signed this Memorandum as an important part of our expansion on the nuclear market. We are looking forward to a long-term and successful collaborating for all involved parties.” Says Matti Andersson, Managing director at DEKRA Finland Oy.

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DEKRA is one of the world’s leading expert organisations. The company currently maintains a presence in more than 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe as well as in the USA, Brazil, North and South Africa, Israel, Japan and China. More than 40,000 employees are committed to ensuring long-term safety, quality and environmental protection.

JSC «Rusatom Service» was founded in 2011 and became a member of the "Electric Power" division of The Rosatom State Corporation. The company provides full range of services and supplies required for maintenance and repair for the foreign nuclear power plants. The company has been present on the market in 11 countries worldwide and services 22 of 37 existing NPP VVER power units outside Russia

JVS «VPO «ZAES» is a specialized organization that provides quality control and conformity assessment of products supplied to nuclear facilities in Russia and abroad, conducting technical acceptance of nuclear fuel, the expertise of the design documentation and audit quality assurance companies.