IAEA Endorses Location for Egyptian Atomic Reactor

IAEA Endorses Location for Egyptian Atomic Reactor

from GSN Daily News

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The International Atomic Energy Agency has endorsed a proposed location for Egypt to built its initial atomic power reactor, the Indo-Asian News Service reported Saturday (see GSN, Aug. 26).
The al-Dabaa site about 180 miles from Cairo complies with international standards, agency experts said Saturday.
The North African nation intends to build four atomic energy reactors by 2025; the first of the reactors is slated to begin work in 2019 (Indo-Asian News Service/The Hindu, Sept. 18).

IAEA approves site for Egypt's first nuclear plant Cairo, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti):

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The UN nuclear watchdog IAEA has approved an Egyptian site to host the country's first nuclear power plant.

The site in El Dabaa is about 295 km from Cairo, and corresponds to all international requirements, IAEA experts said Saturday. Egypt is set to construct four nuclear power reactors by 2025, with the first of them to be put into operation in 2019

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