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China's SNPTC provides training to South African nuclear professionals

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2015
Start (actual)
Apr 22, 2015

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC)

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

  • South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Limited (Necsa)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Tsinghua University (THU)

Loan description

China's SNPTC provides training to South African nuclear professionals

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2015, China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NESCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for South African nuclear professionals to undergo training in China on nuclear power plant construction. This involves two years of basic training, professional training, and in-service training. The first group of 50 trainees began a four-month course in China on April 22, 2015. The training will take place at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University in Beijing. The training will be in the form of lectures and visits to some of China's nuclear facilities. The amount of funding allocated by SNPTC for this project is unknown. The class was completed on Aug 15, 2017.

Staff comments

one MOFCOM article lists March 2014 as the date that an agreement was signed, and also lists China General Nuclear Power Group as one of the organizations signing on to help with training. It's possible that the agreement could have been modified or a new one signed later