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Article: Khalifa issues law on peaceful use of N-energy.
- Article from:
- Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- October 6, 2009
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Summary: The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued Federal Law No. 6 of 2009 Regarding the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
The law represents a key component of the necessary legal infrastructure, in accordance with the criteria set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a framework for the successful implementation of a peaceful nuclear energy sector.
The law also institutionalised other elements of the UAEAEs policy on the evaluation and potential development of a peaceful nuclear energy programme, which was published in April 2008, including prohibiting the development, construction or operation of uranium ...