Russia hopes for nuclear safety rules progress at G8

Russia hopes for nuclear safety rules progress at G8
Deauville, France (AFP) May 26, 2011 - Russia said Thursday it was likely to win agreement from its G8 partners for its proposals for new legally-binding nuclear safety rules after Japan's Fukushima disaster. "The likelihood is very high because there is simply no alternative to that," said Nikolai Spassky, deputy head of state nuclear body Rosatom. Spassky told reporters on the sidelines of the G8 summit that France supporte ... more