Russia signs $1 billion deal with China to build nuclear fuel plant, supply
uranium
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese and Russian officials signed a $1 billion deal
Friday to have Moscow build a nuclear fuel enrichment plant in China and
supply uranium.
The deal, which strengthens Russia's role as a supplier to China's fast-
growing nuclear power industry, was signed during a visit to Beijing by
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao
watched as officials signed the deal at the Great Hall of the People, the
seat of China's legislature.