Mohamed Gibran, Egypt’s Minister of Labor, announced on Saturday, September 21, the availability of 6,200 job opportunities for young Egyptians across multiple sectors as part of the Dabaa Nuclear Plant project in Marsa Matrouh. According to a press release, the job openings at the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant include 2,300 positions for steel fixers, 900
So Egypt, which already has massive financial problems, gets a massive loan from Russia to built a nuclear power plant. Why do I get the feeling like this could turn into a giant disaster with Western sanctions and all.
It would turn into a disaster without sanctions too. Investing in “civilian” nuclear power is at best a giant grift and at worst a smokescreen to cover for development of nuclear weapons.
So Egypt, which already has massive financial problems, gets a massive loan from Russia to built a nuclear power plant. Why do I get the feeling like this could turn into a giant disaster with Western sanctions and all.
It does seem a bit strange. Wouldn’t solar + batteries be quicker, cheaper, and more scaleable at this point?
It would turn into a disaster without sanctions too. Investing in “civilian” nuclear power is at best a giant grift and at worst a smokescreen to cover for development of nuclear weapons.