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Candu Aid

So... guess which scum sucking bottom feeder country sold Pakistan a Candu Reactor?

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3.3.1. KANUPP

In 1964 an agreement was made between Canadian General Electric and Pakistan to build a 137 MWe CANDU reactor on the coast, 30 km west of Karachi. The reactor, known as the KANUPP (Karachi Nuclear Power Project), became operational in 1971. Aid was provided in the form of concessional financing through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). [319] The total cost of KANUPP was $63 million, $51 million of which was financed by Canada, half as external aid at 3/4% interest over 40 years, with 10 years' grace; the other half at 6% over 15 years with 5 years' grace. [320] Aid was provided through the ECIC, the External Aid Organization (EAO) and CIDA. The Export Development Corporation (EDC) took over from the ECIC in 1969. The financing arrangements have been described as follows:

I'll leave off the gory financial details, Dear Reader, and leave you with this (to be read in Preston Manning's twang) instead: "The Debt! The Debt!"

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