UAE nuclear power plant’s Unit 1 achieves 50% capacity

UAE nuclear power plant’s Unit 1 achieves 50% capacity

UAE - Mubasher: The reactor of Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has reached 50% of its electricity production capacity, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).

This announcement was made by Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), a joint venture between Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), on the sidelines of the 64th Annual Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna.

Achieving 50% power at Unit 1 of the nuclear power plant is part of the process of Power Ascension Testing (PAT).

The CEO of ENEC, Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, said: "The UAE is now producing clean, baseload electricity through Unit 1 of the Barakah Plant, and the Unit has now