US and the Philippines to train Filipinos in nuclear power


MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippines and the United States agreed on Tuesday to train Filipinos how to build and operate nuclear power plants, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to boost its electricity supply.

The announcement comes after Manila and Washington struck a nuclear cooperation agreement in November that cleared a path for US investment to jumpstart atomic power in the energy-hungry Philippines.

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