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| Egypt asks S. Korea to help train nuclear energy engineers | |
| 2010-01-18 | |
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Egypt has asked South Korea to help train its nuclear energy engineers, the state-run Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said Monday. The agency said the Egyptian government has formally made the request with Seoul as part of its support program for developing economies.
From 2001 onwards, KOICA arranged programs to train 400 nuclear engineers from such countries as Vietnam, Indonesia and Nigeria. It said interest in South Korea's commercial nuclear power generation capabilities has gone up sharply since Seoul signed a deal to build four reactors for the United Arab Emirates late last year. The US$20 billion contract is the first export order received by the country, making South Korea the sixth exporter of nuclear reactors after the United States, France, Canada, Russia and Japan. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |