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| Russia’s Rosatom to bid in 16 Saudi nuclear plants |
| 2017-11-03 |
| [PRESSTV] Russia's state-owned nuclear technology giant Rosatom is ready to construct as many as 16 modern nuclear reactors in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , if the oil-rich kingdom ever decides to hold a tender, Russia’s top energy official says. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak made the announcement on Thursday, after meeting Saudi King Salman ...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Cutodian of the Two Holy Mosquesand Lord of Most of the Arabians.... bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh to discuss global oil prices. "The nuclear industry is an important part of our cooperation," Russia’s RT TV network quoted Novak as saying at an intergovernmental commission meeting on Thursday. "Rosatom could take part in the creation of a nuclear cluster in Saudi Arabia, including the construction of 16 modern nuclear reactors." Russia and Saudi Arabia have recently signed an agreement on energy and climate. They have also inked a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in the energy sector. According to Novak, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) were considering investing in more than 20 projects worth over $10 billion. The two sides had already spent more than $1 billion on nine joint projects. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 A US ally enriching Clinton uranium and paying for Russian reactors? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-11-03 22:02 |
| #3 who's gonna manage and maintain them? Highly trained Philippino and Palestinian technicians, Abu Uluque, with some Saudi managers looking in on them between coffee breaks -- just like all the other factories. Until the money runs out, anyway. After that, it would get interesting. But given that, according to the article, Saudi Arabia is prioritizing spending elsewhere, I'm not sure why Russia made this announcement. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-11-03 12:21 |
| #2 I can easily understand how Russians could construct the reactors. The question is: who's gonna manage and maintain them? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-11-03 11:19 |
| #1 Saudis with all the oil in the world - which soon will be unsaleable, really need nuclear power stations? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-11-03 10:25 |