Sources from ABEN confirmed to Prensa Latina that the workshop will be held at the Center for Research in Nuclear Technology and Development (CIDTN), in the city of El Alto, department of La Paz.

With this objective, the documentary “Nuclear” by American director Oliver Stone, premiered at the Cinemateca Foundation early on September, screened and attended by executive general director of ABEN, Hortensia Jiménez, who said at the moment that “(…) We are faced with the challenge of looking beyond complexes, beyond myths surrounding this source of energy, it is an opportunity to understand this option that the country has taken with President Luis Arce at the head.”

Jiménez stressed that Stone is a very controversial creator because he always addresses issues that cause debate and reflection. “The nuclear issue, although it seems very technological and scientific, is also political, and this artist offers us a proposal so that we can see beyond the myths and prejudices that exist regarding this technology,” she considered.

Jiménez stressed that the documentary allows us to open minds and see the possibilities that this technology offers as an alternative for sustainability in the use of energy resources. “We in Bolivia have started a large project with our supplier and technological partner, Rosatom, the first time in the history of our country that this has happened, and the opportunities that are already seen are important.”

She mentioned the Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy centers, which clearly demonstrate that nuclear energy can save lives in the specific case of cancer. Jimenez also highlighted the cyclotron, which allows the generation of radiopharmaceuticals produced in Bolivia, a qualitative leap in attention to the quality of health of the population. “The fact that we already have our irradiation plant up and running will allow our producers to have the capacity and the possibility to preserve their crops, improve their products, seek seed improvement and pest control,” she said.

Jiménez reaffirmed that Stone’s documentary also allows us to see objectively the option and the alternative that the atomic nucleus offers in the development of the energy industry. “If we talk about sustainability in this sphere, we see that it is a clean energy, which contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases, so problematic in relation to climate change, something increasingly worrying from the environmental point of view,” she concluded.

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