Kuwait scraps nuclear power

Kuwait scraps nuclear power

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Osama Al-Sayegh, a research scientist at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, speaks to reporters at the Kuwaiti government research body in Kuwait City on Feb. 21, 2012. He said Kuwait is no longer pursuing nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, scrapping a plan to build four reactors by 2022. (Kyodo)

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