...for taking bribes?
On a related note, did you see this study and database?
Russia and at least a couple of its recent nuclear clients are among the most corrupt nations in the world.
http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/resultsI'll be comparing it to this list from the World Nuclear Association:
Nuclear power is under serious consideration in over 45 countries which do not currently have it (in a few, consideration is not necessarily at government level). For countries in bold, nuclear power prospects are more fully dealt with in specific country papers:
* In Europe: Italy, Albania, Serbia, Portugal, Norway, Poland, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Ireland, Turkey.
* In the Middle East and North Africa: Iran, Gulf states including UAE, Saudi Arabia & Kuwait, Yemen, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan.
* In west, central and southern Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia.
* In South America: Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela.
* In central and southern Asia: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
* In SE Asia: Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand.
* In east Asia: North Korea
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Some of the above countries can be classified according to how far their nuclear programs or plans have progressed:
* Power reactors under construction: Iran.
* Contracts signed, legal and regulatory infrastructure well-developed: UAE, Turkey.
* Committed plans, legal and regulatory infrastructure developing: Vietnam, Jordan, Italy.
* Well-developed plans but commitment pending: Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania.
* Developing plans: Saudi Arabia, Israel, Nigeria, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Morocco, Kuwait, Chile, Venezuela.
* Discussion as serious policy option: Namibia, Kenya, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Albania, Serbia, Estonia & Latvia, Libya, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka.
* Officially not a policy option at present: Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Norway, Ireland.
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf102.html