Nuclear Politics

Saudi Arabia / Kingdom Plays China Card In Bid To Push US Towards Easing Nuclear Plant Restrictions

By David Dalton
1 September 2023

Beijing unlikely to require Riyadh to adhere to uranium requirements

Kingdom Plays China Card In Bid To Push US Towards Easing Nuclear Plant Restrictions
Saudi Arabia is considering bids to build a nuclear power station from countries including China, France and Russia.
Saudi officials are considering a Chinese bid for the kingdom’s first commercial nuclear power plants in the hope they can push US president Joe Biden’s administration to loosen its conditions for aiding Riyadh’s nascent nuclear industry, including commitments not to enrich uranium or mine their own uranium deposits, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

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