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October 30, 2015

Bolivia announces plans for nuclear research complex
La Paz (AFP) Oct 29, 2015
Bolivia announced plans Thursday to build a $300 million nuclear complex, including a research reactor, with Russian technology and help from Argentina. President Evo Morales told reporters the center will include a cyclotron for radiopharmaeuticals, a multi-purpose gamma irradiation plant and a research reactor. The project has drawn criticism from opposition politicians and raised public fears over the environmental impacts of the project. But Morales insisted, "It poses no risk to humans ... read more

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