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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the board of governors' meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Friday. (AP)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is working closely with the United Arab Emirates on the establishment of a safe and secure nuclear programme, according to the Agency's Director General Yukiya Amano.
Amano told WAM that a number of technical cooperation programmes were also in the pipeline whereby, the IAEA will help the UAE in developing a national nuclear energy infrastructure for power generation.
"The UAE and IAEA are also cooperating to set up a strategic e-Learning Portal for the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR), considering the vital role nuclear culture and training play in developing the country's nuclear programme," he added.
Amano revealed that the IAEA was planning to send a mission to the UAE in 2011 to conduct an Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) "that will help UAE's evaluation and planning of its declared nuclear programme." He also said that the UAE had pledged a financial support of $10 million for the proposed IAEA-administered international low-enriched uranium fuel bank.
"The UAE is an active IAEA member since 1976 and after being elected as a member of the Agency's Board of Governors, the country is in a position to provide a valuable contribution on the Board's agenda."
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