In the International Summit Forum of the “Belt and Road”, Mr. Gu Jun, General Manager of China Nuclear E&C Corporation (CNEC), received the Vice President of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy K.A. CARE, Dr. Waleed Abul Faraj.
Mr. Gu stated that CNEC will joint efforts with K.A. CARE fully promote the HTGR in Saudi Arabia. He added that China will share its expertise of the HTGR technology and the construction experience as well. Meanwhile, both sides will also work together on the talent training and the supply chain localization.
After the meeting, Mr. Gu and Dr. Waleed presided over the kick-off meeting of the Joint Feasibility Research. Both sides commit to finish the report within this year and to submit it to the Saudi government in order to prepare for the approval of the HTGR in Saudi Arabia.