US negotiations with Saudi Arabia on a nuclear technology-sharing deal have been completed, potentially opening the door for US companies to build power reactors in the kingdom.
Energy secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi Arabian counterpart signed a joint declaration signifying the talks were finished, the Trump administration said on 18 November, following a White House visit by the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The White House said the deal builds the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy partnership with Saudi Arabia and confirms that “the United States and American companies will be the Kingdom’s civil nuclear cooperation partners of choice”.
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