The opening of the first nuclear power generating reactors in the UAE was postponed again due to training problems, as the appointed workers are still lacking experience in this field, according to Reuters news agency quoted two informed sources.
The first of the four reactors was scheduled to open at the "Baraka" site (West Abu Dhabi) last year, before it was postponed again to at least next year, the agency said.
The Federal Nuclear Supervision Authority, the UAE’s regulator, has refused to grant an operating license to Nawaat Energy, a joint project between the South Korean Electric Power Company (KIPCO) and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, which will operate the nuclear plant, which will be the first of its kind in the Arab world .
Speaking of the motives for delaying the reactor's operation, one of the sources said that the dates set in the plan were not met, and that the time available before the operation was short. He added that the UAE did not have a nuclear culture before, and it must now develop a full nuclear economy around the nuclear reactors project, explaining that this will take time.
As for the second source, he said that 1,800 people appointed by Nawat Energy Company to operate the two reactors, one and two lack the nuclear experience, and added that the UAE is now focusing on operating the four reactors by May 2020. It is mentioned that the cost of constructing the Barakah plant is $ 24.4 billion, which is the largest project under construction. In the world for nuclear power generation.