Official: Rosatom eyes construction of 2 reactors in Argentina

Official: Rosatom eyes construction of 2 reactors in Argentina

Russia's Rosatom plans to construct reactors in Argentina once a nuclear-cooperation deal is signed by both countries, company Director General Sergei Kiriyenko said. Rosatom will vie for a contract to build two 1,200-megawatt reactors, he said. Bloomberg BusinessWeek

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Rosatom Corp., Russia's state-run nuclear holding company, may build nuclear reactors in Argentina after the two countries' governments sign a nuclear-energy cooperation agreement, Director General Sergei Kiriyenko said. Rosatom will compete for a contract to build two third- generation reactors, each with the capacity to generate 1,200 megawatts, Kiriyenko told reporters today in Buenos Aires. He declined to give an estimate for the project's cost, saying only that the minimum price for one reactor is $4.5 billion.

The Russian company is on schedule to complete Iran's first nuclear reactor in the southern city of Bushehr in August, Kiriyenko said. The reactor doesn't threaten non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and isn't subject to any sanctions, he said.

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