UAE issues reactor license for first Arab nuclear power plant

UAE issues reactor license for first Arab nuclear power plant

The UAE nuclear regulator 'has approved the issuance' of the operating license for the first of four reactors at the plant.. ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has issued an operating license for the first reactor at the Arab world's first nuclear power plant, a senior official at the nuclear regulator said on Monday, paving the way for it to start production later this year.. Kaabi said that construction of the second reactor was "95% finished" and that FANR has started looking into an operating license for it.. Last month, state news agency WAM reported that an operational readiness assessment performed by the Atlanta Center of the World Association of Nuclear Operators concluded that the first of the four planned reactors was fit for its start-up phase.. UAE announces ninth coronavirus case /node/1628931/middle-east. The latest case, a 37-year-old Chinese man, is in a stable condition according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention. Five Chinese people, two Filipinos and an Indian have already had the coronavirus diagnosed.