Nuclear energy in Venezuela
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In 2010 Venezuela
announced plans to build a nuclear power station, with support from Russia
.
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
announced a halt to plans on building a NPP. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-16/chavez-halts-venezuela-nuclear-plans-after-japanese-crisis.html
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
announced plans to build a nuclear power station, with support from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
announced a halt to plans on building a NPP. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-16/chavez-halts-venezuela-nuclear-plans-after-japanese-crisis.html