U.S. and Saudi Arabia Move Closer to Nuclear Power Cooperation

The United States and Saudi Arabia have finalized their negotiations on sharing nuclear power technology, Bloomberg has reported, which could eventually see U.S. companies build nuclear power plants in the kingdom. The White House said in a fact sheet following the talks that the agreement signed by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi colleague, Abdulaziz bin Salman, builds the legal framework for follow-up, more specific nuclear cooperation documents. Whether these would include a requirement that the technology will not be used for weapons-grade…