Civilian nuclear power programs are also being explored by a number of Gulf oil exporting countries, as it is seen as a long term solution to high fuel costs.

The UAE hopes to have it first nuclear power plant producing electricity in 2015, although it could take up to 15 years before any plant is ready.

Kuwait is also considering developing nuclear power to meet demand for electricity and desalination, the country’s ruler said earlier this year.

Yet we can not drill at home, build more nuclear plants but we can give 2 billion dollars to a rich oil company to explore/drill in Brazil - what idiots we must look like to the rest of the world.