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Well, I never suggested what is behind their move, that's obvious as you state: cut reliance of 90% of their grid that runs entirely on Russian supplied natural gas. Hell...for that matter the main reason the Russians are ramping up their nuclear build even faster is so they don't burn as much of *their own gas* and they have more to sell to China and Europe. That should be rather clear. Still...this couldn't of come as an easy decision and shows, oddly, for me anyway, a certain amount of independence not only from Russia but the real-politik of Europe even before they join. I suspect they won't be so indpendent when comes to privatizing and fiscalizing their economy for Europe, however. That would be a deal breaker. Yes, indeed, it's at least 18 months before refueling of a reactor. Buy two loads of fuel and you have 3 years etc and so on. David ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
