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Thursday, March 22, 2012

U.A.E. is applying post-Fukushima Daiichi safety precautions

U.A.E. is applying post-Fukushima Daiichi safety precautions
The United Arab Emirates has taken the necessary measures to strengthen its nuclear energy program one year after the Fukushima Daiichi incident in Japan, said Hamad Ali Al Kaabi, the U.A.E.'s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency. "The precautions that are to be taken are against the remote possibility of a tsunami in the [Persian] Gulf, earthquakes and sea levels in the Gulf," he said. "Furthermore, we gave recommendations on the location of the emergency power generators and outlined communications strategies." The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

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