EU: RUSSIA, UKRAINE JOIN STRESS TESTS

The Associated Press
June 23, 2011

The European Union says that Russia and Ukraine are among seven nations
to join their nuclear stress test program to examine whether atomic
power plants can withstand accidents and disasters.

The European Union says that Russia and Ukraine are among seven nations
to join their nuclear stress test program to examine whether atomic
power plants can withstand accidents and disasters.

The 27 EU nations agreed on such a program last month and had called
on other countries to join the plan. Thursday’s announcement was a
first breakthrough to expand the program.

Under the tests, “experts from other countries will evaluate the
assessment carried out by their national experts,” the EU said in
a statement.

Armenia, Croatia, Switzerland, Turkey and Belarus were the other
nations joining the program.