CHINA-EU NUCLEAR COOPERATION

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has been authorised to negotiate a cooperation agreement with China on developing peaceful uses of nuclear energy. With the decision following Beijing's move to become involved in the international fusion energy project ITER, one of the areas of joint-effort between the European Union (EU) and China will be "controlled thermonuclear fusion." Other subjects approved by the EU Council of Ministers for inclusion in a resulting deal were:*Decommissioning, decontamination and dismantling of nuclear installations;*The management ...


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