Bolivia announced plans to build its first nuclear research plant. With a US$300 price tag, the plant, which will include a nuclear reactor, will be built on the outskirts of La Paz. It will include radiotherapy and nuclear research units and a power plant that will eventually use Argentine and Russian technology. The basic and applied research will be used in various sectors of the Bolivian economy. In response to concerns and criticism, President Evo Morales said the plant would not harm the environment. Dimitri O'Donnell reports from La Paz. teleSUR
