The US is to help Libya build its first-ever nuclear power plant according to the African nation's official news agency, Jana.
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The deal to be signed shortly with the US would include building a nuclear power plant, helping develop water desalination capacity, joint research and technical projects and training Libyan technicians in the US.
"The General People's Committee authorised on Sunday the General People's Committee for Liaison and International Cooperation to sign the agreement related to Libyan-American cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy," Jana said.
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Fears over finite oil and gas supplies and climate change have meant nuclear power is seen increasingly as a way of producing energy and cutting emissions of carbon dioxide.
Libya has proven oil reserves of 39 billion barrels, enough for 60 years at current production rates.
Its largely unexploited gas reserves are estimated at 53 trillion cubic feet.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/252069C5-3B11-4F66-975B-776DEEEAED82.htmSo we are invading Libya after Iran?????