U.S., Philippines ink nuclear deal paving way for exports

The United States and the Philippines on Thursday signed a nuclear cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, allowing the transfer of nuclear materials between the two countries and opening the door to U.S. exports and investment. “When this agreement goes into effect, the United States will be able to share equipment and material with the Philippines as they work to develop small modular reactors and other civilian nuclear energy infrastructure, and we’ll...