UAE Approves Operation License for Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 Exported from Korea

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved the operation license for Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, a nuclear power plant exported from Korea.

On the 9th (local time), major foreign media reported this citing a UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) official. The FANR official added that Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1, which received its operation license in February last year, is expected to begin commercial operation within this year.

The Barakah nuclear power project involves constructing four Korean-designed next-generation APR1400 reactors (total generation capacity of 5,600 MW) in the Barakah area, located 270 km west of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) won the contract for this project in December 2009 and began construction in July 2012.

Hamad Al Kaabi, the UAE representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stated, "Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4, currently under construction, show progress rates of 94% and 87%, respectively." Once all four Barakah units are completed, they are expected to supply about 25% of the UAE's total electricity demand.

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