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June 09, 2015

Argentina Hopes to Obtain Russia-Designed Nuclear Reactors
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2015
Argentina is interested in acquiring Russian-designed VVER 1000 type reactors, Anibal Blanco, representing the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina (CNEA) at the ATOMEXPO 2015 international forum in Moscow, told Sputnik on Tuesday. "We hope to have one of the next nuclear power stations being of the Russian type... Russia has one of the most interesting reactors ... the VVER 1000 from [Russia's state nuclear agency] Rosatom that has all the capabilities that Argentina wants," Blanco, who ... read more

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