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Strobania seeks decommissioned reactors!

Strobania
30-09-2005, 04:06
STROBANIA CITY, Strobania (MNN) - The Strobanian Office of the Interior has begun calling on all nations to turn over decommissioned nuclear and fusile powerplants for future projects. President Benjamin Russou has enacted an executive order that will tap as much as 2.2 trillion strobans for the purchase of reactors and powerplants from neighboring countries.

In this morning's Strobania Today, the nation's largest newspaper, reports indicated a special project related to the government appropriation called "Project DAEDALUS". Shortly after printing, confidential sources reported a raid on the newspaper's headquarters by government officials. Three journalists with Strobania Today and two correspondents from the Associated Press were detained for questioning and later released several hours ago.

It is unknown what DAEDALUS entails.

The Department of State is offering to pay 10% above estimated value for any decommissioned or deactivated nuclear reactors, fusion furnaces, and focused-fusion reactors. 2.2 trillion strobans in appropriated funds have been set aside for this endeavor.

This news comes in the wake of announcements last month to accelerate the permanent deactivation of a number of obsolete powerplants in Gorstern, Shoreside, and Semprose.

UPDATE: Following the release of this announcement and a series of reactor handovers by neighboring allies, the government today appropriated an additional 3.6 trillion strobans, bringing the investment to date up to 5.8 trillion, or just under $8,206,420,000,000 USD with current exchange rates, making this the largest government funding appropriation for a single project since the Hulk Salvage Project, which was completed 25 years ago.


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Theao
30-09-2005, 04:17
ooc: 5.8 Trillion Strobans only equals 8.2 Million USD?
Strobania
30-09-2005, 07:08
[OOC: Billion, and no, it should be just over 8.2 trillion USD. Missed out a cluster of zeros there, my bad.]
Kahanistan
30-09-2005, 09:08
The Government of Kahanistan is in the process of upgrading its nuclear energy program. As a result, we have eight plants in the process of decommissioning which we will dismantle and ship to your country. These reactors are wholly unsuitable for weapon construction, so you will be able to power your nation, but not kill the world.
Strobania
01-10-2005, 07:27
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We appreciate your response, and are prepared to wire the standard market value for your decommissioned reactors plus our agreed 10% overage upon confirmation of transfer. I would also like to clarify that these reactors are not intended for, nor will be used in materials weaponization. This is strictly a scientific endeavor, with which we will be releasing further details in due time.

For Honor, For Valor,

Cima Dahak, Ph.D., Director
Royal Strobanian Combined Armed Forces, Advanced Studies Division

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Strobania
02-10-2005, 04:43
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