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United Arab Emirates is installing nuclear-powered plants to meet their electricity demand, which is estimated to increase from 15.5 GWe to over 40 GWe in 2020. In December, 2009 US and UAE signed a Section 123 Agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=US-UAE 123 Agreement )〕 UAE has also signed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), along with the additional protocol.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UAE NPT Signatory )〕 == Nuclear Regulation in the UAE == In April 2008, the UAE Government announced its interest in evaluating nuclear energy as an additional source to meet the country’s growing energy demands. The Policy of the United Arab Emirates on the Evaluation and Potential Development of Peaceful Nuclear Energy, otherwise known as the Nuclear Policy, concluded that nuclear power emerged as a proven, environmentally promising and commercially competitive energy source compared to other options. The Nuclear Policy also emphasised the establishment of an independent, vigilant and effective regulatory body as being the cornerstone of a stable, credible, safe, and secure nuclear programme. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nuclear power in the United Arab Emirates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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