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Buurlanden bezorgd over kerncentrale Emiraten
Kernenergie Als eerste Arabische staat beschikken de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten over kernenergie. Tot ongemak van buren en buitenwereld.
[Nuclear energy The United Arab Emirates are the first Arab state to have nuclear energy. To the inconvenience of neighbours and the outside world.]
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
NRC, 4th August 2020
Unter Spannung
Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate nehmen das erste Kernkraftwerk in der arabischen Welt in Betrieb. In der instabilen Region könnte das neue Probleme schaffen.
[The United Arab Emirates commissioned the first nuclear power plant in the Arab world. This could create new problems in the unstable region.]
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 3rd August 2020
Is This The Beginning Of A Nuclear Power Race In The Gulf States?
One of the world’s largest oil producers and exporters, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has just launched the first nuclear power plant in the Arab world. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Oil Price, 3rd August 2020
U.A.E. Becomes First Arab Nation to Open a Nuclear Power Plant
The launch is raising concerns about the growing number of nuclear programs in the volatile Middle East. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
The New York Times, 1st August 2020
UAE Barakah nuclear risks
Al Jazeera TV Arabic Interview, Dr Paul Dorfman, UAE Barakah nuclear risks and renewable evolution prospects in the Gulf.
Al Jazeera, 1st August 2020
UAE starts first nuclear reactor at controversial Barakah plant
Experts have raised concerns about potential risks Barakah plant could pose to the environment and regional security. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Al Jazeera, 1st August 2020
Oil-rich UAE opens the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant. Experts question why
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
CNN, 1st August 2020
UAE announces successful start up of first nuclear plant in Arab world
Nation’s representative to IAEA hails ‘historic milestone’; expert has warned of possible nuclear arms race in Middle East, says lack of crucial safety features may cause disaster. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
The Times of Israel, 1st August 2020
