TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister is expected to sign a nuclear cooperation deal with the Czech Republic this month, a report said yesterday, as Tokyo looks to build up its exports of the technology.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Czech President Milos Zeman have all but agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on mutual nuclear technology cooperation when they meet in Poland next week, a local newspaper said.
Nuclear power has been a sensitive issue in Japan since a quake and tsunami wiped out the Fukushima atomic plant in 2011, sparking the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 25 years, but Abe has been keen to promote the industry since taking office in December.
Abe to step up nuclear export drive
Abe to step up nuclear export drive
