Mohammed bin Zayed: Emirati talent has great potential and creative capabilities

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has confirmed that the UAE's talents have great potential and creative capabilities, as well as proved their worth and presence, and were in line with the hopes placed on them, and succeeded in achieving outstanding achievements in various fields and fields.

"We are confident that they will be able to complete and operate the first peaceful nuclear energy project in the Arab world, in accordance with the highest international standards for safety, quality and operational performance," he said.

Pride

In detail, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at the Sea Palace Council the first group of Emirati talent to be licensed by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) as operational managers and operators of nuclear reactors. They get these licenses in the history of the state.

His Highness expressed his pride in the perseverance of the sons and daughters of the homeland, and exerted tireless efforts to acquire science and expertise from all sources and schools, which had a great impact in recording achievement after achievement, and achieve the goal after goal, they were as confident as their leadership, and as much as the hopes placed on them To build a future befitting our future generations.

Merit and attendance

His Highness stressed that the UAE talent has proved its worth and presence, and was in line with the hopes placed on it, and succeeded in achieving outstanding achievements in various fields and fields, praising the contribution of the sons and daughters of the UAE in the process of progress of the state on the global map, and elevate its status among nations.

Speaking to the group of 22 nationals, His Highness said that the UAE's talents have great potential and innovative capabilities, and we are confident that they will be able to complete and operate the first peaceful nuclear energy project in the Arab world, in accordance with the highest international standards of safety, quality and operational performance.

Model

His Highness expressed his confidence in the ability of Emirati talent to develop the Barakah Nuclear Power Plants project and make it a model for all new nuclear energy projects in the world, given the support of the international nuclear community in terms of operational transparency, safety and global safety standards.

First payments

The group consists of 22 engineers, including two girls, working for the Nuclear Energy Company of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plants, which is leading the development of the plant in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi.

The 22 UAE engineers have been licensed by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) as operating managers and operators of nuclear reactors, and are the first specialized batches of this advanced field of peaceful nuclear energy in the UAE.

In July 2019, the FANR granted the license as operating managers and operators of nuclear reactors for the first batch of the group of 15 UAE engineers, including two girls, and the second batch, which included seven Emirati engineers, granted the same licenses.

Operation and management

The 22 UAE engineers work for the Nuclear Energy Company of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Barakah Nuclear Power Plants, and has passed a three-year training program under the supervision of the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Authority (FANR). Sector-wide.

They also had the opportunity to receive training in the UAE, South Korea, the United States and South Africa.

The reactor operator is responsible for the operation and management of the main control room for peaceful nuclear power plants during normal operations and emergencies, including the operation, shutdown and monitoring of nuclear reactors. The Reactor Operator is responsible for managing the control room and supervising the work of nuclear reactor operators and field operators, ensuring compliance with the highest nuclear safety standards.

training programs

Since its inception, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has been keen to provide scholarships to Emirati students in the most prestigious local and international universities, in addition to advanced training programs, as the number of graduates of the program «Energy Pioneers», launched by the Foundation in 2009 to 350 students And 124 are still in school.

The Foundation was keen to attract Emirati talent to develop the UAE's peaceful nuclear program, which reached 60% of the employees, while the Foundation provided all means of support to Emirati talent, to hone its skills in order to develop the new generation of sector leaders in the country.

Strict standards

In April 2008, the UAE issued its policy on assessing the possibility of developing a peaceful nuclear energy program.

The policy was based on strict standards of transparency, safety and security, and nuclear non-proliferation.

In 2009, the State passed its Nuclear Energy Act, which obliges the State to abide by the highest standards of safety, transparency and security.

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), which develops the Barakah Nuclear Power Plants, started the first construction work on the first plant in 2012.Construction work was completed in 2018, and the plant is in operational preparations pending obtaining the operating license from the FANR.

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UAE engineers, including two girls, are the first group of reactor operators.