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Barakah / UAE’s New-Build Programme Has Established ‘Comprehensive And Systematic Guide’ For Newcomer Countries

By David Dalton
28 September 2020

Middle East kingdom is building four commercial reactors, the first in the Arab World
UAE’s New-Build Programme Has Established ‘Comprehensive And Systematic Guide’ For Newcomer Countries
Earlier this month, the reactor of Unit 1 at Barakah reached 50% of its electricity production capacity and was on schedule to begin full commercial operation early in 2021. Courtesy Enec.
The United Arab Emirates has used the International Atomic Energy Agency’s milestones approach to the construction of new nuclear power plants to establish a comprehensive and systematic guide that can be followed by other newcomer countries planning commercial reactors, a side event at the IAEA’s general conference was told.

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