Rusat Oversiz company, which is part of Rosatom Corporation, and Seligdar signed an agreement on the supply of energy for the Küchus field in the Ust-Yansk and Verkhoyan regions of Yakutia. The agreement was signed by the President of Rusat Overseas Evgeny Porkhermanov and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Seligdara Sergey Ryzhov on January 20 in the Expo-2020 fields in Dubai.
Electricity will generate the world’s first nuclear power plant with a reactor rhythm-200n. The agreement was calculated for 40 years, but it can be increased. The parties plan to conclude an agreement for the supply of electricity no later than September 30, 2025.
“The structure of the structure of the world’s first low-power nuclear power plant is actively implemented and the fact that we already have a guaranteed industrial energy consumer of the low-power nuclear power plant is certainly an important factor in the commercial success of the project,” Evgeny Pakrumanov told President “Rusatas” .
Seligdar will use electricity to master the Küchus field, one of the largest gold deposits in Russia with reserves of more than 175 tons of gold.
“The mastering of the Küchus gold deposit is a significant project not only for the” Seligdar “, but also for the development of the entire Russian Arctic. It is confident that the presence of such a reliable source of energy as a low-power nuclear power plant will contribute to the successful implementation of the project for long Years ahead, “said Sergey Ryzhov, chairman of the Board of Directors of Seligdar.
The ground nuclear power plant of this type is intended for the energy supply of isolated power systems or remote territories. As reported in Rosatom, the station will provide stable and clean power supply for the Küchus gold deposit.