Kuwait to announce launch of nuclear program this year Jerusalem Post

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Kuwait to announce launch of nuclear program this year

Jerusalem Post

Kuwait will build four nuclear reactors over the next 12 years, a national nuclear energy official said.

Ahmad Bishara, secretary general of Kuwait’s National Nuclear Energy Committee (KNNEC), said that Kuwait is planning to build four 1,000 megawatt reactors by 2022. Speaking to press in Tokyo, Bishara said construction will begin as early as January.

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