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Egypt finalizes deal with Russia for first nuclear plant | |
2017-09-05 | |
The reports Monday came after Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin ![]() in China, where they were attending a summit. The nuclear plant will be built in Dabaa, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) northwest of Cairo on the Mediterranean coast. Egypt's presidency says el-Sissi has invited Putin to Egypt to mark the start of construction. In 2015, Egypt signed an agreement with Russia to build a four-reactor power plant. It will receive a $25 billion Russian loan to cover 85 percent of the plant, with a capacity of 4,800 MW. | |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#2 Egypt is Mine. No one messes with it but Russia is Permissible - for now. |
Posted by: newc 2017-09-05 02:46 |
#1 Wikipedia on Egyptian nuke program The first research reactor ETRR-1 was acquired from the Soviet Union in 1958 In 1992 Egypt acquired a 22MW multi-purpose research reactor ETRR-2 from Argentina. In November 2015 and March 2017 Egypt signed preliminary agreements with Russian nuclear company Rosatom for a first VVER-1200 unit at El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant to start in 2024. Discussions continue for final approval. Activities related to reprocessing - looks quirky |
Posted by: 3dc 2017-09-05 00:25 |