Mohammed Al Hammadi is the first Emirati to run the "World Nuclear Association"

Al Hammadi focuses on developing the UAE's peaceful nuclear program.

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The Managing Director and CEO of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, Mohammed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, was elected to the Board of Directors of the World Nuclear Association, as the first Emirati to hold this position.

The World Nuclear Association, headquartered in the British capital, London, supports the development of nuclear energy programs around the world, and its members are responsible for 70% of the world's nuclear energy production.

The members also choose the general manager, and elect a board of directors of 20 members, where the board performs the legal duties related to the management of the association, and the development of its policies and strategic objectives.

This election comes against the backdrop of the exceptional achievements of the UAE's peaceful nuclear program, specifically the development of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plants in Al Dhafra region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi about a decade ago, which has become a model for all new nuclear energy projects around the world.

Since 2008, Al Hammadi has focused on developing the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program, specifically ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements and the highest international standards for safety, security, quality, transparency and nuclear non-proliferation, while the focus is now on the next stage of the broader view of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Program, with the transition of the Foundation Emirates Nuclear Energy aims to explore new areas related to research, development and innovation in the growing nuclear energy sector in the country, including models of small reactors, the possibility of developing new plants, exporting energy and nuclear energy expertise to the region, as well as exploring the development of new sources of environmentally friendly energy, such as hydrogen. .

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