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U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign nuclear power agreement, setting up mandatory congressional review

7/23/2026

A civilian nuclear power agreement, meaning one covering reactor programs built to generate electricity rather than weapons-grade material, requires congressional review under U.S.

The United States signed such an agreement with Saudi Arabia. The law that requires that review is the Atomic Energy Act.

What the Atomic Energy Act requires The Atomic Energy Act governs how the United States cooperates with foreign countries on nuclear matters.

government signs an arrangement with a foreign country on civilian nuclear power, that arrangement must go through a formal review by Congress. The statute makes that review a required step, not a discretionary one.