Wednesday, September 27, 2006

MUBARAK TO SPEAK WITH RUSSIAN & CHINESE NUCLEAR EXPERTS

EGYPT: PRESIDENT TO CONSULT RUSSIAN AND CHINESE NUCLEAR EXPERTS SAYS PAPER

Cairo, 27 Sept. (AKI) - Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, will seek to draw on the know-how of local nuclear scientists during his upcoming visits to Russia in November and to China in December, independent Egyptian daily al-Masri al-Yom reports. Mubarak recently announced a bid to develop a civilan nuclear energy programme over the next decade.

Mubarak has also asked Egypt's former electricity minister, Ali al-Saidi, an expert in nuclear power, for advice in preparing a feasibility study ahead of the next cabinet meeting, slated for late October (the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan), al-Masri al-Yom said.

Most Egyptian nuclear experts have reportedly welcomed the government's announcement on Monday that it will soon start building nuclear power plants to help meet Egypt's surging demand for electrical power.

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