UAE moves to scale up zero carbon, clean electricity with milestone at Barakah Nuclear Plant – Arabian Business

UAE moves to scale up zero carbon, clean electricity with milestone at Barakah Nuclear Plant – Arabian Business

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has begun the process of loading fuel assemblies into the Unit 3 reactor of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, marking a key milestone towards nuclear-powered clean electricity in the UAE.

The milestone was marked after ENEC’s operating and maintenance subsidiary Nawah Energy Company received the operating license from the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) for Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, approving Unit 3 to operate alongside Units 1 and 2.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, said: “With this achievement, the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme is close to achieving its multiple economic, social and environmental objectives.