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Friday, December 9, 2011

China, Bill Gates in nuclear reactor talks

China, Bill Gates in nuclear reactor talks

Beijing (UPI) Dec 8, 2011
China says it is ready to start work on a novel design for a nuclear reactor with the help of a firm created by Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates. Terrapower, founded and funded by Gates, is collaborating with Chinese scientists on a fourth-generation reactor, the BBC reported Thursday. Research into the reactor could take five years and cost more than $1 billion, Gates said.

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