Nuclear energy in Syria

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Syria abandoned its plans to build a VVER-440 reactor after the Chernobyl accident.[1] The plans of nuclear program were revived at the beginning of the 2000s when Syria negotiated with Russia to build a nuclear facility that would include a nuclear power plant and a seawater atomic desalination plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries". World Nuclear Association. April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  2. ^ "Syria Profile. Nuclear Overview". Nuclear Threat Initiative. November 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-15. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)