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Russia, Qatar Sign Memorandum Of Cooperation On Peaceful Nuclear UseMoscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 08, 2010 Russia and Qatar signed on Tuesday a memorandum of cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The document was signed in Moscow by Nikolai Spasski, the deputy director of the Russian state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom, and the Qatari ambassador to Russia, Ahmed Saif Al-Midhadi. The two countries agreed to cooperate in the development of Qatari laws regulating the use of nuclear energy, scientific research, as well as in the construction of nuclear reactors. The signing of the agre ... read more |
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Areva head says Mitsubishi Heavy might buy small stake Japanese group Mitsubishi Heavy Industries could buy 2.0 percent of French nuclear engineering group Areva, marking a "strong symbolic" move, head of Areva Anne Lauvergeon said on Friday. ... more | .. |
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