But this pivot point also raises questions about whether the U.S. — which has struggled to keep atomic energy going at home, much less construct new reactors — should still command such sway over other nations’ nuclear energy ambitions. via Associated PressAdvertisementSaudi Arabia began talks with the U.S. over the past year in which Riyadh opened the door to establishing diplomatic relations with Israel as part of a deal for nuclear energy. AdvertisementBut a country like Saudi Arabia, which does not have any nuclear power facilities, faces steeper challenges. The company aims to start producing a rare type of nuclear fuel that only Russia sells on the global market by next year. U.S. restrictions on nuclear energy exports are “not a legal standard,” Lovering said.

Source: Huffington Post September 03, 2023 15:26 UTC