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Re:Lithuania plans to hold drills in case of accident at the... by billfruit on Thursday February 18, 2021 @10:48AM (#26181195)
Isn't geopolitical paranoia running too high these days even compared to the Cold War in certain aspects.

I remember Canada building Nuclear Reactors in Romania during the Cold War years.

Even during the 90s USA I think even started work on nuclear reactors in North Korea.

Even recently Russia is building a nuclear power plant in Turkey.

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Re:Lithuania plans to hold drills in case of accident at the... by petre on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:06AM (#26181517)
Some nuclear tech choices are geopolitically motivated. Romania licensed CANDU specifically because its then communist leader did not trust the Soviets after the invasion if Hungary and Czechoslovakia. They also have or had domestic heavy water production and domestic nuclear fuel production.
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