Samsung to sign deal to build nuclear reactors for UAE

Samsung Corporation is set to sign a sub-contract agreement with state-owned utility Korea Electric Power Corp on the construction of the UAE's nuclear reactors, Emirate Business has reported. Last year, a South Korean consortium led by Kepco won a Dhs75bn deal to build and operate four nuclear reactors for the UAE. The consortium includes Hyundai Engineering and Construction, Samsung C & Corp, Doosan Heavy Industries, and US-based Westinghouse Electric, a unit of Japan' Toshiba Corp.