UAE - Nuclear power decision imminent

The nuclear regulator is expected to make a decision within days on whether to grant a licence to build the country's first reactors.

If the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) gives the green light, the UAE will become the first nation to embark on a new civilian nuclear programme in nearly three decades.

The last nuclear newcomer nation to begin construction on an atomic plant was China in 1985, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a United Nations watchdog.

"We're expecting FANR to make a final decision on this later in the summer," said Hamad Al Kaabi, the UAE permanent representative to the IAEA and a member of the FANR board of management. "It is the most important milestone in the construction process."

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