What could possibly go wrong here...
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I like how the image for this nuclear power plant is the the top of a HRSG and stack of a combined cycle gas plant. I'm sure whoever wrote this piece is knowledgeable about the industry 🙄
101 of building pressure. russia will use this project as pawn, if they want a thing from the usa in the future they can say 'give us X and we stop the project that would allow people u dont like to get close to nuklear material'
@einfach_orangensaft Burkina Faso already shares a border with its ally Niger which is a uranium exporter. I don't think they need to do this to "get close".
Basically if it does get built it will be Russian-owned and operated and supply power to other countries in the region - a region full of geopolitical manouevering.
The Sahel is mineral rich and has a lot of oil and gold, among other things. Actually building this could be a strategic move.
This is actually incredibly advantageous to the region. A consistent supply of electricity drives so much economic development it's crazy.
Yes. Burkina Faso and Mali are some of the poorest nations so it could be huge.
One of BF's borders is with Ghana, and I'm pretty sure they are still using Karpowerships.
there's no way this wont end badly
Y'all have fun with that