Despite vast oil reserves, the United Arab Emirates is seeking to meet future electicity demands with nuclear power. It has contracted a South Korean company to build and operate 4 plants by 2020. These plants would supply 25% of the country's electricity demand, which is set to double in 10 years. According to the contracted company, nuclear power is a more attractive option compared to other alternative energy supplies like wind and solar because it generates electricity at a steady rate instead of providing an intermittent and unreliable supply. Other countries in the region like Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia are also pursuing nuclear power and/or fuel enrichment.
Do you think the US will take issue with these efforts as it has in the case of Iran's supposedly peaceful nuclear program?
I think the US only gets really upset when the pursuing state is not our ally or refuses to allow outside observers into the plants, but we'll see!
ReplyDeleteWith so many countries turning to nuclear, I think the United States has no choice but to accept it. But I find it very ironic that the "oil" states are all turning to nuclear energy. That says something about oil supplies in the future (although personally I would prefer them to use solar; the Middle East gets more than enough sun).
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that the U.S will have a problem with the nuclear power choice, but the U.S should take a hint. It isn't like the U.S doesn't have nuclear rectors so we should use them( there is a plant in Salem).
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