UAE crosses historic milestone as Unit 1 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant starts operations – Gulf Today

UAE crosses historic milestone as Unit 1 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant starts operations – Gulf Today

UAE crosses historic milestone as Unit 1 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant starts operations

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The nuclear operators will continue with a process of gradually raising the power levels.

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, on Saturday announced that its operating and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, Nawah, has successfully started up Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafrah Region of Abu Dhabi.

This step is the most historic milestone to date in the delivery of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme, as part of the process towards generating clean electricity for the nation for at least the next 60 years.

Since receipt of the Operating Licence from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulations, FANR, in February 2020, and the completion of fuel assembly loading in March 2020, Nawah, the Joint Venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of ENEC and the Korea Electric Power Corporation, KEPCO, has been safely progressing through a comprehensive testing programme, prior to successfully completing the start-up of the first nuclear energy reactor of the Barakah plant.

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