South Korea Signs $2.25 Billion Deal With Russian Nuclear Company

South Korea Signs $2.25 Billion Deal With Russian Nuclear Company
Nuclear power plants, Kori 1 (R), and Shin Kori 2 are seen in Ulsan, South Korea, on Feb. 5, 2013. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo
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SEOUL—South Korea landed a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) contract with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components and construct a turbine building for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, officials said Thursday.

The South Koreans hailed the deal as a triumph for their nuclear power industry, although it made for awkward optics as their American allies push an economic pressure campaign to isolate Russia over its war on Ukraine.