UAE OKs 1st reactor plan after Fukushima accident
The United Arab Emirates has approved the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant. It is the first time since the Fukushima accident that any government has agreed to allow a new nuclear plant to be built.

The UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to the construction of 2 reactors. The plant is scheduled to begin operating by 2017.

The Middle Eastern oil-rich country will be the first Arab state to build a nuclear power plant. The country says it is taking the step to cope with rapid urbanization and population growth. It expects the country's electricity demand will increase 3 times by 2020.

A consortium including Japanese firms competed against a South Korean rival for the contract. But, in the end, the Korean group won with the help of top diplomacy in which President Lee Myung-bak himself visited the UAE.
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I don't think the people in the Emirates are aware of the fact that they soon will have 2 reactors...
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