deal in terms of nuclear infrastructure developments gone in lots area and zambia and one to if we look specifically at egypt, i know that you involved in the development of nuclear pilot projects in that country. how come the interruption experience help you with your work here in south africa? i think it's important to 1st the night that's each country is very different. um, particularly when implementing a new care program. um, so as a responsible vendor, we really work with different countries and look at this specifics and try and tailor make a solution for them. that's not to say that we don't learn lessons on, on each of our boats, but it's all said to know it's we, we both are the 18 vdr reactors outside of russia. so we have a great deal of experience in dealing in foreign countries. um, so i would say that, you know, as a responsible vendor, we really work at a scale and a pace with the countries that are interested in nuclear power to implement a program that's going to be safe and sustainable in the long term. if we look at

the international scenario, how important is africa to lots of times? it's very important. so i think africa's importance of the walls um it, so it's an important suresh and that's, that's an important to us, a treasure to them. we see great potential on the continents, not just with the energy for electricity, but also you can research and you can medicine and various other applications when you to a technology is and then outside of the mucous, via, with wind and battery storage, where we are very active as well, we see great potential. can you give us some examples of the windham battery storage programs that you have on site? in russia, we have implemented a gigawatts of wind power. it's a relatively new domain for us. we aimed to have installed $1.00 gigawatts of wind and russia by the end of this year. and we have not taken that's and moved into the international kits and africa being one of our key

priorities. so we're looking at various different project in south africa. we've identified sets and thoughts that we believe a with while developing on the large scale bites for municipal and corporate office tech. and then we actively exploring opportunities in ethiopia as well. any other non energy applications or specific projects that you would like to mention to? yeah, so let's see. i think another one that is very crucial specifically to advertise food security. so large amounts of pride uses, going by farm is and unfortunately gets to the markets and doesn't make it home products. and when you're sitting with food security issues like we all in africa, it's 5 same quotes and to preserve boot. um, so there is a in other technology called multi purpose creation facilities. and essentially what that does is allow dice of the radiation kills all the pathogens, bags, everything on food once that's already packaged. and that 1st thing makes it

obviously safer to eat. but secondly, it extends the south lots of prodigies dramatically, which means you're able to secure food and a better way. there's been other applications of new can in agriculture of various and particularly used in across africa. and other one is and since it's cold, sterile and sick technique which is, is quite innovative and essentially, instead of in our covering a, a piece of land and pesticides. if you have a one problem bike, for instance, in south africa, we had a such as such as b t. so that was destroying the citrus industry. so what you would do is you would read the specific past in captivity, you with any radiates, all of the males and you would release them into the environments they would go into the product, creates however, they would not produce any all spring. that way the, the problem insect population diminishes and diminishes until it no longer becomes

an issue, but you haven't killed everything with a blank pesticide. and then in terms of specific projects, we worked on the fantastic project in south africa. it was called the roster type project's south africa has a great issue with ronald approaching. so we've partnered with the vets university and we look said a very, very um, nice way off of um, curbing reino, purchasing in the country. and so essentially the project aimed to firstly make it more difficult to transport, a brand new one. so obviously having radioactive material, you can go through various ports where the ports on monitors. and there are many ports of monitors across ports across the globe. so it makes it that much more difficult to, to transport the home. and then secondly, you know, having a radioactive products, i think it makes, it's great to be less desirable for the end user. and where you're successful with

the vinyl horn. we did, you have any fingers that showed that it had come down. so essentially we participate in the 1st phase of the project and that was really to make sure that it was safe for the animals. so we injected a, stabilize the type which is completely harmless, into the horn of a number of ramos, and they wouldn't want it sent over a period of time. we also helps with the developing the special mantles that would then be radiated. and so it's it into the one of the ronna. and since then there's been a great deal of 3. the work that's being done, computer work that's being done in monitoring it's and the projects are still ongoing. we hope that one day um, you know, be able to inserts these already isotopes into the ones of rhonda and that it will cut the approach. and it sounds very, very promising. are there any other projects in the future that you can share with us or the assignments but so we will keep you updated the new key industry is

incredibly fascinating industry and there's always something new and there's always something promising. and the great thing about our industry is that everything that we do is for the betterments of the world and human kind. and what is the response be like from both the south african government and governments elsewhere in africa? was there as a tom p a and towards the punch of such a planning to implement already are implementing generally very positive. we haven't really had any issues on the concepts. i think there's a, a long standing relationship between russia and african nations. and i think we're able to build on that's, you know, as i said earlier, africa is really struggling when it, when it comes to power. and as far as the time we are able to provide solutions that are going to assess them in a sustainable, long term future. just following up from the point where you said ethic has really struggling when it comes to paula, why?

i think various different reasons i think policy, it has a great deal to do with that. and i think that a positive policy shift would really bring private investments into africa. i don't think that africa can certainly rely on funds and governments to governments sort of loans to, to solve its problems. so i think that's, you know, the policy in, in africa generally needs to change to become more suitable for private investments . and do you see that happening? i do. yeah. i think 10 is a very good example of that. and you know, they've done great strides in the last number of years in their last mile projects, and it connects with a lot of people to the grid that generally didn't have electricity before. so there's definitely positive movements across the concepts in terms of electrification. mucus science and technology has been cited as one way of managing the constraints, specifically to agricultural production and productivity in africa. all the,

any other examples you can share with us of unexpected uses of nuclear technology in africa? yeah, certainly, i mean, i think a key one is obviously new to medicine and all the africa itself is very limited when it comes to and you can medicine, south africa is advancing quite quickly. but it's like you really in terms of the detection of cancer and various of the elements of all illnesses. and that would be through specs and pet c t scanners. and then there's obviously various different new can medicine there therapies that are able to assist in, in cancer treatments. and in general, these therapies are very invasive, very focused, and they can really save lives. so we're seeing an expansion of, of nuclear medicine across the continent which is very promising, and i think it's going to be massive for, for the concepts. and there's so many people in the continent that's simply go and

diagnosed when it comes to cancel. the idea of the medicine seems so it's lost. i don't know if that's the way to use, but they, so many problems that africa's facing and african so many ways is also behind the rest of the world in terms of technology. is it realistic for africa? i think it has to be realistic. um, you know, africa is advancing and the incredibly intelligence incredibly motivates and people across the confidence. and we've got students over 400 students that are, are currently studying various different disciplines in russia. and i think that's, it certainly is a possibility, and i think it is something that the consonant has to proceed for as people one of the things with the content. and obviously also has this uranium in abundance, a critical material for new k energy programs. obviously, namibia niger are among the top 6 global producers of uranium with south africa and various other countries, also producing the commodity in smaller quantities. how strong is your cooperation

with these countries and how do you plan to strengthen us? so 1st thing we have to uranium assets on the confidence we've got one in terms of the i call them, could you, rebecca? and we actually advance of offers potted plants up and running by june this year. and then we are very actively exploring a sites and that may be a and, and we are currently busy with the preliminary phases of exploration. but we believe it to be a very, very suitable software in such a meeting. and once we have concluded our exploration, where we believe it's going to be a very important asset in terms of strengthening our relationships where they're responsible, then the um, sustainability for us as vastly important. so everything that we do, we make sure that it includes local communities that we always and prep protect the environments and obviously human resource development and localization his last name, full time for us. he told about sustainability,

but of course there's also the concern of what it does to the environment, particularly when projects in wasting companies. unfortunately, particularly those that have been associated with the rain in mining has often been court in scandalous situations. for example, in nyja, a strange country left, a lot of radioactive waste and local residents suffered from that. so how come also come guarantee that in the course of you'll work with nuclear for fuel? everything will go well and they'll be no contamination that follows. i think 1st, it's important to differentiate between uranium mining and eventual nuclear fuel. there's a number of processes that happen in between. that's before you are able to provide enrich uranium and then fabricates of fuel rods. in terms of our uranium mining assets, we've got a number across the car across the wells. and we abide by all of the level of best practices as well as local and national and international legislation.

again, as a very responsible vendor, we make sure that we protect our stock 1st and foremost them the environments and the local communities. and then we have a very long and successful um, new care waste program that's being developed in russia. so we are able to, to do everything that we do in a sustainable manner with people and the environment being put foot 1st. so i think, you know, differentiate, seeing us from other companies is ready, the, the responsibilities and the, the, the programs and strategies that we put in place around everything that we do to make sure that it might springs no harm to any people and to the environments we're coming in as being around for 65 years and we tend to be around for fall longer. so, you know, we rarely rarely make sure that everything that we do is,

is absolutely correct and for the benefits of the local community and the world. and we, we were talking earlier and you mentioned, i think was 400 to 500 students that are studying in, in, in russia, over 400 african countries. obviously have expressed a desire to use media pallet. but you need qualified specialist for that. aside from those students who i am presenting a studying those kind of qualifications as well. so tell me, ready to help with any kind of other personal training and all the any other educational programs we have in place besides those of the students in, in russia. dance. absolutely. so we have those 400 students setting on full bursaries at various different institutions in russia, and they would then feed back into various new care programs on the concepts beyond that we've got training the training and we've got various different in the university agreement. so between mfc and russia and various universities on the

continents, as well as tom public techniques university. so we have programs that we would run together and develop strategies as well as coursework for local universities to be able to train people. we understand that human resources are absolutely critical to make any project work particularly, and then you can just treat it as a very stringent and very specific industry. and we need people that are highly qualified and highly trained to, to participates in these programs. so for us, long before we even start um into the governmental relations or a contractual relations, we start with human resource development. and that's done on our side to ensure that we are able to negotiate firstly with highly trained customers and then successfully implement projects and your opinion. what do you think will be the type of energy that will prevail in africa in the next 50 years?

and you can green or conventional energy that is derived from and most, i think renewable energy is certainly going to pay a major role in, in energy in africa. and we can see that already crafts, but i don't think we can set aside conventional energy. is going to play a role in the consonants. we're going to use call, we're going to use oil. and that's really going to need to balance the instruments and see that's renewable spring, right? so, so i said suddenly, it's going to be an energy mix and it has to be, we conscious focus on giving people electricity order. it is a key key thing to do, but we need to grow industry africa, unfortunately into the many extents as must the 3rd industrial revolution rights. and now we're looking at the 4th. but i think we need to go back and we need to say, you know, look at all of the minerals on the ground of africa. they need to be refined in africa. and in order to do that, you need masses of, of energy. and so for that reason,

i believe that conventional energy is going to pay a role and i think back in new k a has to play a role in science of green by slide. oh, i mean, it is the most reliable. it is the most efficient and it has the green and source of, of energy. what's the time obviously being a russian company who had any kind of negative feedback in terms of being russian in africa at particularly at this time when is the sensitivity around what's happening in ukraine.