Thursday, February 25, 2010

Blix to oversee nuclear project


February 23. 2010 2:06PM GMT : Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix heads the nine-member advisory board.

ABU DHABI // The inaugural meeting of the UAE’s international advisory group on nuclear energy brought the nation a step closer to achieving its ambitious goal of becoming the first Arab country to harness peaceful atomic power.


Since announcing its plan to develop a Dh150 billion (US$40 billion) nuclear energy programme in April 2008, the UAE has hurtled forward at breakneck speed. More >>>