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The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement on civil nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Department said on \u200cWednesday, a deal that allows the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium.
A civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia has been in the works for years during both President Donald Trump’s first administration and that of former President Joe Biden.
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No deal has come together before now, however, in part because of warnings from nonproliferation \u200bgroups who say that it could offer Saudi Arabia a path to develop a nuclear weapon.
Unlike the Biden plan, the current deal \u200bdoes not include a so-called Additional Protocol that allows the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency to carry out intrusive snap \u2060inspections.
The deal would also allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium and reprocess nuclear waste, both of which are potential pathways to making a nuclear weapon. \u200bThe UAE agreed to forgo both of those when it signed a similar deal with the U.S. in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and his \u200bcounterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed the pact, known as a 123 Agreement, alongside a bilateral safeguards agreement, the U.S. Energy Department said in a release.
The administration said the deal also abides by nonproliferation agreements in the U.S. Atomic Energy Act, which are among the world’s strongest. Saudi Arabia has long said if it does not partner with the \u200bU.S., it could partner with China or Russia which have different proliferation standards.
The energy department said the deal now goes to Congress. Unless Congress \u200braises votes to object to the deal within 90 session days, the deal will go into force. But it would need to have a two-thirds majority to override a \u200cpresidential veto.
\u2060Some nuclear experts called on lawmakers to vote down the deal.
“We urge all members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to recognize the risks and to exercise their power to reject or modify Trump\u2019s proposed nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia so as not to open the door for nuclear proliferation in the Middle East even wider,” said Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association.
The about 30-year deal for the construction of AP1000 \u200breactors, which is worth tens of \u200bbillions of dollars, would benefit Westinghouse, \u2060jointly owned by Canada-based Cameco (CCO.TO), opens new tab and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM.N), opens new tab.
‘MAKE US ALL LESS SAFE’
An industry source said the deal requires a feasibility study on using U.S. technology in Saudi Arabia. The study and the slow pace of building nuclear \u200bpower plants and uranium enrichment means it could take many years to build the infrastructure.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed \u200bbin Salman has repeatedly \u2060said he does not want the kingdom to build a nuclear weapon but it would if Iran did, raising concerns about potential proliferation. Several Democratic lawmakers have warned that the deal could start an arms race in the Middle East as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran grinds on.
“They are allowing Saudi Arabia, a belligerent and \u2060authoritarian nation, \u200bto develop nuclear weapons technologies while starting a war with Iran under the guise of \u200bpreventing an Iranian nuclear bomb,” said Senator Edward Markey, a Democrat. “This deal would make us all less safe.”
Senator Jim Risch, a Republican, said he agrees with the kingdom’s crown prince that \u200bthe deal stands to benefit both countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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