EU-UZBEKISTAN NUCLEAR DEAL
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union Council of Ministers has given the European Commission authority to conclude a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan, which would be formally struck with the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). The deal would focus on cooperation in research projects into nuclear electricity generation operations, actions to improve the safety of power plants, the trade in nuclear materials and the provision of nuclear fuel cycle services.
THE EUROPEAN Union Council of Ministers has given the European Commission authority to conclude a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan, which would be formally struck with the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). The deal would focus on cooperation in research projects into nuclear electricity generation operations, actions to improve the safety of power plants, the trade in nuclear materials and the provision of nuclear fuel cycle services.
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