The Nuclear Tour

Comment: Administration's ran not favoring nuclear power, what happen? Uranium for everyone at whose expense? Couple articles about the nuclear tour!

Published on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 by The Telegraph/UK

Hillary Clinton: US to Build Nuclear Plants in India

The US agreed to build two nuclear power stations and supply sophisticated weaponry to India when Hillary Clinton visited New Delhi.
by Dean Nelson in New Delhi

The agreement was announced after Mrs Clinton, the US secretary of state, met the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, in the Indian capital.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna during a meeting in New Delhi. India and the United States agreed Monday a defence deal expected to boost US arms sales here, as New Delhi also approved sites for two US nuclear reactors, Clinton said. (AFP/Findlay Kember)
S.M. Krishna, India's external affairs minister, said India had agreed to buy US defence equipment under an arrangement which will allow Washington to monitor its "end-use" to prevent weapons technology being sold on to rogue regimes.

The agreement puts the United States ahead of its rivals as India prepares to spend billions on modernising its armed forces, including the purchase of 126 fighter aircraft.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing are expected to benefit from the defence deal while General Electric and Westinghouse are expected to win substantial contracts to build reactors for two new nuclear power plants.

India is desperate to increase its power generating capacity to fuel its growing economy.

Its growing strategic partnership with the United States is a legacy of the former US president George W. Bush, and has been strengthened under President Obama.

It reflects Washington's need for a democratic partner in Asia to support its counter-terrorism efforts and as a check on China's expanding influence in the region.

As a mark of India's growing status in Washington, Mr Singh is due to pay a state visit to Washington.

Mrs Clinton was warmly received in New Delhi after she began her trip with a stay at Mumbai's Taj Palace Hotel, the scene of last November's terrorist attack. She has also won Indian hearts by pointedly not visiting its neighbouring rival, Pakistan.

She pledged to work with the Indian government to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions - Indian emissions are predicted to rise by 50 per cent by 2030 - and to modernise its agriculture.
But the deal focuses on defence and civil nuclear energy agreements which could be worth more than $40 billion to American companies.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/07/21-7


Timoshenko, Biden discuss US fuel supplies for Ukraine’s n-plants

22.07.2009, 16.34

KIEV, July 22 (Itar-Tass) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko and visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden have discussed supplies of U.S.-made nuclear fuel for Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.

The prime minister told reporters after the talks that the parties also focused on Ukraine’s cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, gas market organization, U.S. investments into energy efficiency and saving.

“We’ve discussed many issues, but all of them are aimed at increasing efficiency of cooperation between Ukraine and the United States,” Timoshenko said describing the meeting as efficient.

She stressed that Ukraine would get Russia’s nuclear fuel for its plants in 2009-2010

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14170984&PageNum=0