Saudi Arabia Sets Out Nuclear Energy Strategy at Incheon Ministerial Conference
INCHEON, October 28 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia is pursuing nuclear energy as a long-term strategic choice, with a national program intended to develop technical expertise and high-tech industries alongside electricity generation, the head of its delegation told a ministerial conference in South Korea.
Prince Dr. Mamdouh bin Saud bin Thunayan, chief executive of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, said nuclear power would be a fundamental part of the future energy system and support sustainable economic development under Saudi Vision 2030.
He said the Saudi National Atomic Energy Project extends beyond power generation to building a new economic and technical sector and strengthening the Kingdom’s competitiveness.
Saudi Arabia is taking a gradual and balanced approach to its nuclear program, based on international standards and practices, he added. He reaffirmed its commitment to peaceful nuclear energy use in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Prince Mamdouh leads the Saudi delegation to the sixth International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power, which opened in Incheon on October 27 and continues until October 29.
The conference is organized by the IAEA in cooperation with the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Source: SPA.
