UAE completes pre-operational testing on fourth unit at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant – The National

UAE completes pre-operational testing on fourth unit at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant – The National

Pre-operational testing on the fourth reactor's cooling and safety systems at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has been completed, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) said on Thursday.

Hot functional testing (HFT) on Unit 4, which exposed the reactor to extreme heat, showed that all systems performed in line with quality and safety standards.

HFT takes place over a series of weeks and consists of nearly 200 individual and integrated tests performed on major systems to check their performance under normal operational conditions, without the presence of nuclear fuel in the reactor.