Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has completed construction of Unit 2 of the Barakah nuclear power station and officially handed it over to subsidiary Nawah Energy to prepare for commercial operation.
Enec said in a statement on 14 July that Unit 2 has cleared its construction phase and the focus now shifts to completing operational readiness preparations, testing, regulatory inspections, and the international assessments needed for Nawah Energy to obtain the operating licence from the UAE’s nuclear regulator, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR).
Barakah, being built 50km west of Ruwais on the Persian Gulf coast of Abu Dhabi, is the Arab world’s first nuclear power station.
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