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Streetlights illuminate the four cooling towers of the Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic in 2011.

Opportunities to provide nuclear fuel supplies and construct reactors in Central and Eastern Europe will become increasingly important in the U.S.-Russian standoff.

The U.S.-Russia Battle Extends Into the Nuclear Energy Sector

<p>A deal in late 2014 between U.S.-based energy firm Westinghouse and Ukraine&#39;s state nuclear energy company has become yet another point of contention in the yearslong competition between Russia and the West over Central and Eastern Europe&#39;s energy markets. As both sides seek to strengthen their influence in the region, the competition over contracts to supply nuclear fuel and to construct nuclear reactors will only intensify, becoming key in the U.S.-Russia standoff in 2015.</p>

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The U.S.-Russia Battle Extends Into the Nuclear Energy Sector

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