Zephyr-23: April 2011

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The Akademik Lomonosov, a floating nuclear power station, is launched at Baltiyskiy shipyard in St. Petersburg, in this handout picture taken March 25, 2011. Before Fukushima, more than 300 nuclear reactors were planned or proposed worldwide, the vast majority of them in fast-growing developing economies. While parts of the developed world might now freeze or even reduce their reliance on nuclear, emerging markets such as China, India, the Middle East and Eastern Europe will continue their nuclear drive. Russia is building the world's first offshore atomic plant, and boldly pressing ahead with its global marketing despite. increased safety fears and costs amid the fallout over Japan's ongoing nuclear emergency.