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June 25, 2015

Saudi Arabia to Turn to Russian Expertise in Nuclear Energy
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jun 25, 2015
Saudi Arabia plans to turn to Russia's expertise in building several power-generating nuclear reactors, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told RT Arabic. According to al-Jubeir, Russia has a big potential in nuclear field and has developed a range of advanced nuclear technologies. "It is natural that Saudi Arabia aims to turn to the Russian expertise in this field. We have plans to build a power-generating nuclear reactor in Saudi Arabia. It is possible that we will build 16 reactors... Anyway ... read more

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