Nuclear energy in Uruguay
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Uruguay
has a law that prohibits nuclear energy
development. However, Uruguay and Russia
are considering limited cooperation in nuclear energy by using 70 MWe Russian floating nuclear power station
which could power infrastructure on-shore via a cable.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
has a law that prohibits nuclear energy
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
development. However, Uruguay and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
are considering limited cooperation in nuclear energy by using 70 MWe Russian floating nuclear power station
Russian floating nuclear power station
Floating nuclear power stations are vessels projected by Rosatom that present self-contained, low-capacity, floating nuclear power plants...
which could power infrastructure on-shore via a cable.