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| | Russia Asks U.S. to Expand Joint Efforts to Safeguard Nuclear Fuel |
 | | ITE 49, SEVEROMORSK, Russia -- Russia has asked the U.S. Energy Department to expand joint projects aimed at securing dangerous materials, including nuclear fuel, that could be turned into weapons, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said Wednesday on a visit here. |
 | | The offer, which Russian and American officials said was approved by Defense Minister Igor D. Sergeyev, was made by Adm. Vladimir Kuroyedov, commander in chief of the Russian Navy, at a private meeting Wednesday with Richardson and his senior staff. |
 | | Richardson's entourage was the first senior American delegation granted permission to visit what is one of Russia's largest, most sensitive nuclear naval bases. |
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