Is Commercial Nuclear Cooperation with Saudi Arabia a Good Idea with Ted Jones

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of U.S. cooperation with Saudi Arabia on commercial nuclear projects amidst Middle East conflicts.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. With the conflict in the Middle East, is now really a good idea for the United States to be cooperating with Saudi Arabia on new commercial nuclear projects? Jack invites Ted Jones —The Nuclear Energy Institute’s Senior Director for National Security and International Programs—to discuss this very issue. Ted’s draws on years of experience in international commercial nuclear trade to provide insightful analysis to help us to answer this question. And Jack asks the tough questions, so you definitely want to give this one a listen if you want to know the risks and benefits of these sorts of trade deals. Check out the Nuclear Energy Institute for great information about nuclear energy. Here is a good resource to learn more details about United States-Saudi Arabia nuclear cooperation . As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org ! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution , and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us…

People in this episode

Host: Jack

Guest: Ted Jones

Topics covered

• nuclear energy
• international cooperation
• Middle East conflict
• energy policy
• commercial nuclear projects

Keywords

• nuclear cooperation
• Saudi Arabia
• energy policy
• Ted Jones
• Nuclear Energy Institute
• commercial nuclear projects
• international trade

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nuclear Energy Institute, Heritage Podcast Network

Places: Saudi Arabia, United States

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