6/19/2011 | Pursuing nuclear power in UAE despite Fukushima tragedy

Source: Al Arabiya
Date: Sunday, 19 June 2011
by: MARY E. STONAKER

The UAE is an oil rich country but its oil is not enough to meet the country’s expected energy demand in coming decades. (File photo)

Disaster at Fukushima failed to spook Emiratis in search for cleaner, more sustainable energy sources in the form of nuclear reactors, amongst others.

A recent poll by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) was reported to show 85 percent of UAE residents in favor of a peaceful nuclear program. Safety concerns were also polled and the majority of respondents cited location as a decisive consideration in the future of Emirati nuclear power generation.
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