Hans Blix to lead UAE nuclear panel

The UAE has established an international advisory board (IAB) to support its peaceful nuclear energy programme. The nine-member IAB will be chaired by Dr Hans Blix, who served as director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency for four terms from 1981 to 1997. 'The IAB will provide the UAE nuclear programme with the benefit of the expertise and knowledge of a highly select group of internationally recognised experts in the fields of peaceful nuclear energy,' the UAE's Ministry of Presidential Affairs said in a statement.