Edited by Mark Newton
Libya and Canada have signed a memorandum of intent on nuclear power, the fourth signed by Tripoli in the past two years, a Libyan official told reporters.
The memorandum provides for the promotion of Libyan Canadian cooperation in the field of excavation, extracting, transforming and transport of uranium, enhancing radiation technology for the prevention and treatment of diseases, development and management of water desalination technology that is used in nuclear energy and other beneficial applications.
The memorandum also provides for prioritizing nuclear safety, protection of environment and economy, and nuclear non-proliferation in accordance of laws and policies of both countries as well as their international commitments.
The Secretary of the Management Committee of Libya Atomic Energy Institution emphasized that the signing of the memorandum represents a progressive step in the relations of both countries, and opens new doors for cooperation in the area of promoting nuclear energy developmental programs.
The Secretary said the peaceful use of nuclear energy includes the various pillars of development, including health and diagnosis of treatment of incurable diseases as nuclear technologies have made a major success that had exceeded conventional treatments.
It also includes industry, blights, management of water resources and protection of environment.
"The signing of the memorandum would provide for the cooperation of concerned Canadian companies with atomic energy institution in Libya to activate the role of peaceful use of nuclear energy in Libya to include other areas such as power generation and desalination of sea waters.
Notable, Libya declared its intention during the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2006 to introduce nuclear energy in power generation and water desalination and urged several specialized international companies to present their technologies.
The memorandum foresees cooperation between the two countries in research and the mining, processing and transport of uranium, as well as its use in medicine and desalination projects.
Since July 2007, Libya has signed another three similar agreements with France, Russia and Ukraine.
OPEC member Libya is also the African continent's third largest oil producer after Nigeria and Angola, pumping nearly two million barrels of crude oil per day. It hopes to increase production to three million bpd by 2013.(AFP, JANA)
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Libya and Canada have signed a memorandum of intent on nuclear power, the fourth signed by Tripoli in the past two years, a Libyan official told reporters.
The memorandum provides for the promotion of Libyan Canadian cooperation in the field of excavation, extracting, transforming and transport of uranium, enhancing radiation technology for the prevention and treatment of diseases, development and management of water desalination technology that is used in nuclear energy and other beneficial applications.
The memorandum also provides for prioritizing nuclear safety, protection of environment and economy, and nuclear non-proliferation in accordance of laws and policies of both countries as well as their international commitments.
The Secretary of the Management Committee of Libya Atomic Energy Institution emphasized that the signing of the memorandum represents a progressive step in the relations of both countries, and opens new doors for cooperation in the area of promoting nuclear energy developmental programs.
The Secretary said the peaceful use of nuclear energy includes the various pillars of development, including health and diagnosis of treatment of incurable diseases as nuclear technologies have made a major success that had exceeded conventional treatments.
It also includes industry, blights, management of water resources and protection of environment.
"The signing of the memorandum would provide for the cooperation of concerned Canadian companies with atomic energy institution in Libya to activate the role of peaceful use of nuclear energy in Libya to include other areas such as power generation and desalination of sea waters.
Notable, Libya declared its intention during the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2006 to introduce nuclear energy in power generation and water desalination and urged several specialized international companies to present their technologies.
The memorandum foresees cooperation between the two countries in research and the mining, processing and transport of uranium, as well as its use in medicine and desalination projects.
Since July 2007, Libya has signed another three similar agreements with France, Russia and Ukraine.
OPEC member Libya is also the African continent's third largest oil producer after Nigeria and Angola, pumping nearly two million barrels of crude oil per day. It hopes to increase production to three million bpd by 2013.(AFP, JANA)
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