Nuclear Power Plant Planned

[geovalin]

Khmer Times/Tin Sokhavuth

The Cambodian and Russian governments have signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) to help build a nuclear power plant in the Kingdom, despite previous statements saying the opposite and with no timeline as to when such a plant would be built, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy.

Ministry secretary of state Dith Tina told Khmer Times that the plan would provide cheaper electricity prices and fulfill the growing demands in the Kingdom. Prime Minister Hun Sen and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev were witnesses at the signing ceremony of eight MoUs in Russia last week during the Russian-Asean summit. The MoUs were signed between the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and the Russian corporate ROSATOM for the creation of a nuclear information center, and the creation of a joint working group regarding the development of nuclear energy in Cambodia.

Prime Minister Hun Sen told Cambodian students studying in Russia that Cambodia had no ambitions to use nuclear energy. However, after the signing of the nuclear energy MoUs, the Kingdom now plans to use nuclear technology in a peaceful way to develop the country, according to the ministry spokesman.

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[Emster23]

Anyone know how prevailing winds typically blow from Cambodia? One sure way to get me to leave Thailand is to build a nuke plant. This would be more of a 50-50.

[facthailand]

Needless to say, this is all about corruption on both sides. These dangerous white elephants never end up paying for themselves and where does the waste go (Thailand?).

Doubt it'll happen but I personally am prepared for civil disobedience. No doubt Greenpeace will get involved.

The whole world is our backyard! There is no away...

[Fookhaht]

BRIGHT IDEA: Maybe they could bring in the Japanese to engineer & supervise?

[blackcab]

Doubt it'll happen but I personally am prepared for civil disobedience. No doubt Greenpeace will get involved.

Civil disobedience in Cambodia over a matter of State security?

That's not on my bucket list.

[Canuk23]

Time to move !!!

[bangkokheat]

we are doomed

[chilli42]

Say it ain't so! This will not end well.

[TheSiemReaper]

Time to head to Eastern Europe where they can already spell "Chernobyl". I can think of nothing in this world more terrifying than a South East Asian nation operating a nuclear power plant. I'd rather the lunatics of North Korea developed the bomb and long range ICBMs.