Putin wants to store nuclear waste in Russia
The two countries will announce as part of the coming G-8 summit that they will begin negotiations on a civilian nuclear agreement that would clear the way for Mr Putin to achieve one of his top energy goals: to expand Russia’s power reactors and use its vast territory as a storehouse for the world’s used reactor fuel.
The US has opposed negotiating a civilian nuclear agreement with Russia, mainly because Russia has helped Iran develop its nuclear energy programme.
