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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
‘Egypt, China sign deal on nuke reactors’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt and China signed a memorandum of understanding to build nuclear reactors for the production of electricity, a report on the website World Nuclear News says. According to the report, the MOU was signed during a visit by a Chinese delegation in Egypt at the end of May.
In February Egypt signed a similar agreement with Russia. Rusatom Overseas, the international branch of the Russian state atomic company, will build a desalination plant and an electricity-producing reactor in El-Dabaa. The deal with Russia dates back to 1983 but was never embarked upon after the Chernobyl disaster.
Egypt announced its intention to build four reactors by 2025. The Arab Spring and political turmoil in the country delayed the implementation of the plan but President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi now put them back on track.
The Times of Israel Community.