Cairo, August 26: Egypt, which plans to tap atomic power to meet its growing energy requirements, has accepted six bids submitted by multinational companies to provide service-related and technical consultancy to upgrade the country’s nuclear safety standards.
Stating this, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Yunis said, the government has accepted six bids from France, UK, Germany, Canada, South Korea and the US out of 17 bids it received.
Duties of the chosen consultancy firm will include training on the use of nuclear safety codes used in assessment and monitoring, as well as the ability to carry out quality control programmes.
The move intends to bring the body up to the standards of its counterparts in advanced nations.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has indicated in the past that his nation has solid right in attaining nuclear energy for peaceful means.
–Agencies