A new industry is swiftly taking shape around what is expected to be the Arab world's first independent civil nuclear power program, according to an engineering, safety and risk management consultancy.
"Several GCC countries have shown interest in nuclear energy but it is in the UAE where moves to establish a legal and regulatory framework for the new industry are at an advanced stage with firm decisions expected any time now," said Pat Lawless, chief executive of ESR Technology, a company with operational bases in the UK and the Middle East.
Source: Gulf Daily News