Post by willi1 on May 3, 2018 15:14:09 GMT
Which was started in begin 1980s, over $1.1 billion has already cost Cuba the unfinished Juragua Nuclear Power Plant in south of the island. The collapse of the USSR, on which the Cuban nuclear program was technically and financially dependent, brought the project to failure.1992, Cuban President Fidel Castro announced a suspension of construction in Juragua because at the height of his economic crisis Cuba was unable to meet the financial conditions by Russia.
The former payment with naturals was obsolete, Russia demanded hard currency.The first reactor was completed to about 75%, the second in initial stage.
During his state visit to Cuba, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally announced the final shutdown of the nuclear power plant project at a press conference in 2000. Since then, the shell was no longer preserved, but the gradual decline left.
If the power plant had gone into operation, it would have covered the electricity needs of Cuba by 25%.
The former payment with naturals was obsolete, Russia demanded hard currency.The first reactor was completed to about 75%, the second in initial stage.
During his state visit to Cuba, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally announced the final shutdown of the nuclear power plant project at a press conference in 2000. Since then, the shell was no longer preserved, but the gradual decline left.
If the power plant had gone into operation, it would have covered the electricity needs of Cuba by 25%.