South Korea will build nuclear plant in Jordan; UAE gets FOUR from S. Korea

The Middle East is hot for nuclear power AND solar (remember the Sahara solar panel farm?) Good idea for the oil burners to go nuclear; gives them extra power for desalination, too. They're going to need it.


S.Korea signs deal to build nuclear reactor in Jordan

"The contract, estimated at 200 billion won (178 million dollars), is to build a five megawatt reactor in Jordan by 2014, the South Korean science
ministry said."

UAE [United Arab Emirates] buys four nuclear power plants

The UAE signed a series of agreements with South Korea by which the latter will build and maintain four nuclear stations at a cost of $20 billion. The deal was signed during a recent visit of the South Korean president to the UAE. The Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), one of the world's leading nuclear power organisations, is in charge of the plan. KEPCO already operates 20 nuclear power plants. ...

For some years, the UAE government has been seeking a way of meeting increased demand for electricity in the country. It is estimated that the consumption of energy in the UAE will double in the next decade. Therefore, a clean and renewable form of energy was needed to sustain the UAE's high rates of economic growth.

Just as long as they keep the nuclear fuel out in the open -- and non-weapons grade, this looks like a great deal.