Japan and U.S. to cooperate on civil nuclear energy

Japan said Tuesday it was considering providing financing for the construction of new U.S. civilian nuclear plants as part of a larger U.S.-Japanese energy cooperation effort.

The Bush Administration is pushing an ambitious plan to promote nuclear energy around the world as a source of electricity. The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership calls for stepped-up research into reprocessing nuclear fuel, instead of using it once and then disposing it.
International Herald Tribune