France, Saudi Arabia sign nuclear cooperation accord

摘要

France and Saudi Arabia agreed February 22 on coopera-ntion in nuclear energy, including using nuclear units for npower generation and seawater desalination.nThe “agreement on development of peaceful uses of nnuclear energy” was signed in Riyadh by French Industry nand energy minister Eric Besson and Hashim Yamani, chair-nman of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable nEnergy, or Kacare, Saudi Arabia’s nuclear energy organiza-ntion established last year.