UAE’s nuclear regulator issues operating licence for Barakah plant – ZAWYA

  • Date: 17-Feb-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:UAE
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UAE’s nuclear regulator issues operating licence for Barakah plant – ZAWYA

Barakah is the first nuclear power plant in the Gulf region, and when completed will have four reactors with total capacity of 5,600 megawatts. The Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, which is being built by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), was originally due to open in 2017, but the start-up of its first reactor has been delayed several times.. When completed Barakah will have four reactors with a total capacity of 5,600 megawatts (MW).. Kaabi said that construction of the second reactor was "95% finished" and that FANR has started looking into an operating license for it..