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World Bank Group and IAEA to collaborate on nuclear energy for developing countries [SOUND]

# The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to work together to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy in developing countries. Thirty-one countries currently operate nuclear power plants, which combined produce about nine-percent of the world’s electricity, amounting to almost a quarter of all low-carbon power globally. World Bank president Ajay Banga says nuclear energy provides continuous baseload power, enhancing grid stability and resilience:

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