The US and three eastern European countries have launched cooperation on feasibility studies to explore the conversion of coal plants to nuclear generation.
The US state department and the Slovak economy ministry hosted the launch event and inaugural Project Phoenix workshop in Bratislava.
The launch event included participants from more than 15 countries in the Europe and Eurasia region and marked the start of cooperation among the US and the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia on feasibility studies to explore conversion of coal plants to “safe and secure new nuclear energy”.
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