US nuclear tech pact will benefit M’sia, says US envoy

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Edgard D Kagan says a formal 123 Agreement would unlock wider access to nuclear technology and strengthen Malaysia’s energy security.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/11/05/us-nuclear-tech-pact-will-benefit-msia-says-us-envoy  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/11/05/tenaga-nuklear-kerjasama-dengan-as-untungkan-malaysia-kata-duta  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00so if you don't have a one two three agreement you're really limiting yourselves to one type

00:05of technology and i think it's very clear when you have only one choice of who you buy from

00:12you're unlikely to get the best possible price so i think this is something that makes a huge

00:16amount of sense for malaysia u.s ambassador edgar d kagan says malaysia will gain significantly from

00:22a formal partnership with washington on nuclear technology as putrajaya explores a strategic

00:28shift towards sustainable energy in an exclusive interview with smt kagan explained that under us

00:34law nuclear exports to foreign countries are prohibited without what's known as a one two three

00:39agreement under section one two three up the u.s atomic energy act of 1954 countries importing

00:44american nuclear technology must commit in writing to washington's non-proliferation safeguards and

00:50provide various legal assurances including that the materials will be used only for peaceful purposes

00:55the u.s will not allow u.s technology to be sold to countries that don't have what's called a one

01:02two three agreement with the united states and what a one two three agreement does is it doesn't lock

01:07countries in to buying from the united states but it is necessary in order to buy from many other

01:13countries that provide nuclear technology he added that the one two three agreement was about ensuring

01:18that malaysia had choices as it goes forward in pursuit of nuclear technology in view of competing offers

01:24from the likes of china and russia in july malaysia and the u.s signed a memorandum of understanding on

01:30strategic civil nuclear cooperation a move foreign minister muhammad hassan described as a significant

01:36milestone in advancing energy security and sustainable development danish racha reza fmt

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