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THE UAE’s $20-billion (Dh73.5 billion) civil nuclear programme is on schedule with the country’s first nuclear reactor slated to start operations in 2017.
Construction of the UAE’s first nuclear energy reactor continues to progress, with the installation of the containment liner plate (CLP) in the reactor containment building for Barakah Unit One. The CLP is one of the many defence-in-depth barriers that ensure the safety of nuclear energy plants. The UAE is currently working on plans to have four nuclear power reactors operational in Barakah by 2020, to generate 5.6 GW of electricity. The first plant has been under construction since July 2012.
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp (Enec) has applied to the country’s nuclear regulator for a licence to build the oil-exporting country’s third and fourth nuclear reactors.
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