Canada Signs $3-Billion Deal to Finance Nuclear Power in Romania

Canada Signs $3-Billion Deal to Finance Nuclear Power in Romania
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada is helping to finance two new nuclear reactors in Romania, which that country’s energy minister says will help diminish Russia’s ability to use its energy exports as a weapon.

Canadian Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson signed the $3-billion deal with his Romanian counterpart, Sebastian Burduja, in Ottawa today.