Nuclear energy in Israel
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Israel
has no nuclear power plants. However, in January 2007, Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said his country should consider producing nuclear power for civilian purposes.
As a result of the nuclear emergencies at Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
, on March 17, 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
indicated that Israel would not develop nuclear power.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
has no nuclear power plants. However, in January 2007, Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said his country should consider producing nuclear power for civilian purposes.
As a result of the nuclear emergencies at Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
International reaction to Fukushima I nuclear accidents
The international reaction to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has been diverse and widespread. Many inter-governmental agencies are responding to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, often on an ad hoc basis...
, on March 17, 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.Netanyahu is the first and, to...
indicated that Israel would not develop nuclear power.