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Science 1 February 2002:
Vol. 295. no. 5556, pp. 782 - 783
DOI: 10.1126/science.295.5556.782b
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MYANMAR:
Planned Reactor Ruffles Global Feathers

Richard Stone

VIENNA--Western officials are raising safety concerns over Myanmar's plans to build its first nuclear reactor. The small reactor would produce medical isotopes and test the feasibility of bringing nuclear energy to the poverty-stricken country, formerly known as Burma. It would also give Russia, which would supply the reactor and technical support, a larger presence in the region.

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