Publication

This report examines the prospects for nuclear energy use among several Middle Eastern countries in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan. It finds that the effects of Fukushima can be grouped into three main categories: the abandonment of nuclear energy plans by some countries, the adjustment of nuclear energy plans to become leaner and more realistic in others, and the development of more stringent requirements for nuclear safety. The report also takes into account the effects of the Arab Spring processes and transformations that began in the region in late 2010-early 2011.