Barakah..a positive collective success story locally and globally
The experience of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plants for Peaceful Energy constitutes a positive success story through fruitful cooperation and teamwork with many different organizations and bodies. The cooperation of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation with all partners and stakeholders was a key factor in the development of a world-class peaceful nuclear program of which the UAE is proud.
A report issued by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation showed that the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation reviewed more than 15,000 pages of the application for an operating license before granting it to the first plant in 2020 and the second in 2021. The authority has so far conducted more than 360 inspections in Barakah to ensure that it is completed. The station meets all regulatory requirements, and 44 reviews have been completed in Barakah by international experts such as the World Nuclear Association and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
TRANSCO has completed 952 km of overhead transmission lines to connect Barakah to the country's electricity grid. The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi has also cooperated in planting 7,300 coral reef settlements and replanting 22,300 coral reefs along 17 km north of Barakah stations.
The UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program recorded 10 achievements from December 2020 until this March. In December 2020, the first plant reached 100% of its production capacity, and in January 2021, the independent review of the World Nuclear Association of Nuclear Operators confirmed the readiness of the second plant in Barakah to start operation.
During March 2021, the Nuclear Control issued a license to operate the second station and start loading the fuel, while April 2021 witnessed the announcement of the first commercial operation of the first station in Barakah and the start of production of environmentally friendly electric power.
In July 2021, Emirates Nuclear Energy achieved 100 million safe working hours at Barakah.
August 2021 saw the start of operation of the second station in Barakah.
And in September 2021, the second station of Barakah was connected to the electricity grid for the first time, while the construction work of the third station in Barakah was completed during November 2021. During December 2021, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was briefed during his visit to the country on the progress being made in Barakah. Today, March 24, 2022 , The commercial operation of the second plant in Barakah was announced and the production of environmentally friendly electricity from nuclear energy doubled.
The Barakah nuclear power plants are a major contributor to the country's climate neutrality initiative by 2050, and it is also considered the largest single source of environmentally friendly electricity in the region, and Barakah provides 25% of the country's electricity needs to meet 570,000 homes annually.
More than 2,000 Emiratis have participated in the Barakah project over the past ten years.
There are more than a thousand jobs to develop future leaders of the energy sector and many new career paths for young Emirati talents. Barakah also supports new high-tech industrial sectors, and Barakah paves the way for the development of other low-carbon energy sources such as green hydrogen.
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