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The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly about the yet to be formally announced decision, said the agreement is expected to be announced publicly as early as Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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The deal is expected to last 30 years and is also expected to involve U.S. firms in developing the program. The deal could allow for the building of a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia following a joint U.S.-Saudi study.<\/p>\n

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But the deal, which is expected to be submitted to Congress for review,\u00a0could face headwinds\u00a0among lawmakers who fear that helping the Saudis fulfill their long-standing desire to enrich their own uranium would open new rounds of nuclear proliferation and competition.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia is a member state of the\u00a0International Atomic Energy Agency,\u00a0a Vienna-based agency which promotes peaceful nuclear work but also inspects nations to ensure they don\u2019t have clandestine atomic weapons programs.<\/p>\n

But the agreement is not expected to include the IAEA\u2019s Additional Protocol, which would allow for more monitoring, inspections and verification, according to one of the people.<\/p>\n

The expected announcement comes in the midst of the\u00a0war against Iran\u00a0launched by the U.S. and Israel, in part, to wipe out Tehran\u2019s ability to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran has insisted its nuclear enrichment program is peaceful.<\/p>\n

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The White House and Saudi officials in Riyadh did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n

Both Trump and former President\u00a0Joe Biden\u00a0tried to reach a nuclear deal with the kingdom to share American technology.<\/p>\n

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But nonproliferation experts warn any spinning centrifuges within Saudi Arabia could open the door to a possible weapons program for the kingdom, something its assertive de facto leader,\u00a0Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,\u00a0has suggested he could pursue if Tehran obtains an atomic bomb.<\/p>\n

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright\u00a0traveled to Saudi Arabia last year shortly before Trump visited the kingdom and discussed building out the kingdom\u2019s commercial nuclear power industry with his Saudi counterpart. The U.S. Department of Energy did not immediately respond to requests for comment late Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Already, Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact after Israel launched an attack on Qatar targeting Hamas officials. Pakistan\u2019s defense minister then said his nation\u2019s nuclear program \u201cwill be made available\u201d to Saudi Arabia if needed, something seen as a warning for Israel, long believed to be the Middle East\u2019s only nuclear-armed state.<\/p>\n

Enrichment isn\u2019t an automatic path to a nuclear weapon \u2014 a nation also must master other steps, including the use of synchronized high explosives, for instance. But it does open the door to weaponization, which has fueled the concerns of the West over Iran\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates, a neighbor to Saudi Arabia, signed what is referred to as a \u201c123 agreement\u201d with the U.S. to build its Barakah nuclear power plant with South Korean assistance. But the UAE did so without seeking enrichment, something nonproliferation experts have held up as the \u201cgold standard\u201d for nations wanting atomic power.<\/p>\n

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Price reported from Manila, Philippines, and Gambrell from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AP writers Will Weissert and Matthew Daly contributed from Washington.<\/p>\n

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