Nuclear Energy Pact to Be Signed With Libya
From Times Wire Reports
France will sign a pact with Libya in the next two to three weeks to help develop the North African country’s civilian nuclear energy program, a top French legislator said.
Patrick Ollier said, “The governments have already given their approval.”
France, home to the world’s largest maker of nuclear reactors, Areva, and top nuclear power producer EDF, expressed interest in May in developing atomic energy in Libya, which in recent years voluntarily agreed to give up internationally banned weapons programs.
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