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    Egypt to build its first nuclear power plant

    CAIRO, February 8 (RIA Novosti)

    Egypt will build its first nuclear power plant in the Mediterranean
    coastal town of El-Dabaa, reviving the country's civilian nuclear
    power program after more than two decades, the El-Ahram newspaper said
    on Monday.

    Egyptian authorities announced in 2007 plans to build nuclear power
    facilities in the country to meet the increasing demand for
    electricity.

    The north African state's nuclear program was originally suspended
    after the Chernobyl disaster in the former Soviet Union in 1986.

    The paper quoted Egyptian energy minister Hassan Younes as saying the
    construction of the country's first nuclear power plant would take
    about 9 years. He said the decision to build the plant in El-Dabaa was
    based on a report by a team of international experts.

    The minister was quoted as saying the construction would cost from
    $1.5 to $2 billion.

    Russia, the U.S., China and the European Union support Egypt's
    peaceful nuclear program and have offered their assistance to the
    country's government.

    In March 2008, during Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's visit to
    Moscow, Russia and Egypt signed an agreement on cooperation in
    peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The document stipulates Russia's
    right to participate in tenders to build nuclear power facilities in
    Egypt.

    In 2009, the Egyptian authorities officially invited Russia to
    participate in a tender to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant

    Egypt, which possesses large reserves of uranium ore, has two
    experimental nuclear reactors, one of which was constructed in 1958 by
    the Soviet Union. The other was bought from Argentina.
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