The experimental plant to test the possibilities of the use of nuclear energy for seawater conversion–a joint United States-Israel project–will cost about $200,000,000, it was indicated here today.
The estimate was made by Philip Sporn, American nuclear power expert who heads the joint America-Israel Seawater Conversion Commission, who conferred here with Premier Levi Eshkol and Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir, Mr. Sporn added that he felt the maximum United States contribution would be about $50,000,000.
Experts said that, on the basis of those estimates, the water cost would be about 15 cents per cubic meter, but that this cost could be lowered if the United States assumed the major part of the capital costs of the project.
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