Fuel. Rosatom has manufactured an initial load of nuclear fuel for the BRR-1 research reactor under construction in Bolivia. The first batch of fuel assemblies is scheduled to be delivered to the country in 2025. Bolivia’s first research reactor will be a centerpiece of the national Nuclear Research and Technology Center (NRTC), which Rosatom is building in El Alto at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level. The reactor pressure vessel was delivered from Russia and put in place in 2023. BRR-1 is a water-cooled water-moderated pool-type research reactor with a design service life of 50 years. Bolivia is the first South American country to receive Russian-made nuclear fuel. The NRTC includes a reactor for the fabrication of radioisotopes and neutron activation analysis, a pre-clinical cyclotron facility for the production of radiopharmaceuticals, a multi-purpose irradiation center for the treatment of agricultural products and sterilization of medical devices, and a radiobiology and radioecology laboratory.