EU AND CANADA PLOT UPGRADE OF NUCLEAR COOPERATION DEAL
August 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Canada are about to embark on detailed negotiations to upgrade their existing long-standing nuclear cooperation agreement. A key aim of the talks, European Commission and Canadian officials told World Nuclear News, was the authorisation of widespread nuclear technology transfers between the EU and Canada, which are currently tightly restricted.
A Canadian government spokesperson told World Nuclear News: "Canada is interested in boosting the ability to exchange nuclear technology. When the Canada-EU agreement was ...
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