“All the things we need to build a nuclear power plant are here in the Gulf,” Judge told business leaders at a conference in Dubai. Abu Dhabi is planning to build two nuclear power plants. Judge said the key reasons were the politics and money. “It’s easier to build a nuclear power plant in a country that is not a democracy,” Judge said, adding the stable nature of non-democratic countries meant there was less likely to be a change of government attitude towards nuclear power. She also said GCC countries were rich enough to build and maintain quality power plants and a bourgeoning press could deliver the positive message of modern nuclear power plants which emit 10% waste compared to older models. Furthermore, government emphasis on education and universities would produce engineers and graduates to run the plants, she added.
