The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the completion of “yet another milestone” in the development of the country’s first nuclear energy plant, with the successful installation of its Unit 3 Reactor Vessel (RV) at Barakah.
The installation is a critical step in the continued progress and delivery of the country’s third nuclear energy unit and follows the successful installation of the Barakah Unit 2 RV in 2015 and the Unit 1 RV in 2014.
Weighing over 400 tons and measuring almost 15 meters in height, the RV will eventually contain the controlled nuclear reaction that will generate the safe, clean and reliable nuclear energy that will feed into the UAE grid.
The installation of the Unit 3 RV, shipped from South Korea, was celebrated at an event held at the Barakah Plant hosted by ENEC’s CEO Mohamed Al-Hammadi, with guests of honor Saeed Eid Al-Ghafli, chairman of the Executive Office, and Awaidha Murshed Ali Al-Marar, chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive Council.
The event was also attended by guests from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the Regulation Supervisory Board (RSB), Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), the Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA), Western Region Municipality and the Korean Ambassador to the UAE.
ENEC’s CEO Mohamed Al-Hammadi said: “The safe and successful installation of ENEC’s third reactor vessel is the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication. I would like to personally thank the KEPCO and Doosan teams for their commitment to the Barakah project’s development.”
The project at Barakah is progressing steadily. Overall, construction of Units 1 to 4 is now more than 65 percent complete. All four units will deliver safe, clean, reliable and efficient nuclear energy to the UAE grid.
ENEC completes Barakah's third RV installation
ENEC completes Barakah's third RV installation
