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Nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates
The Barakah nuclear power plant (Arabic : محطة براكة للطاقة النووية ) (BNPP) is the United Arab Emirates ' first nuclear power station, the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula , the second in the Persian Gulf region and the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab World . It consists of four APR-1400 nuclear reactors. Total nameplate capacity is 5600 MW [1] [2] [3] Gharbiya region of Abu Dhabi , on the coastline between the Persian Gulf and the E11 highway , 50 km west of Ruwais .
History [ edit ]
Contracting [ edit ]
In December 2009, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) awarded a coalition led by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) a $20 billion bid to build the first nuclear power plant in the UAE. Barakah was chosen as the site to build four APR-1400 nuclear reactors successively, with the first scheduled to start supplying electricity in 2017.[4] [5] [6]
In 2011, Bloomberg reported that following detailed finance agreements, the build cost was put at $30 billion and financed with $10 billion equity, $10 billion export-credit agency debt, and $10 billion from bank and sovereign debt. South Korea may earn a further $20 billion from operation, maintenance and fuel supply contracts.[7] [8]
As of 22 March 2018, the project's total cost was refined to $24.4 billion to complete. Startup of Unit 1 was delayed to late 2018.[9] [10]
Timeline [ edit ]
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano visiting Barakah in 2013
The plant's ground-breaking ceremony was held on 14 March 2011, including Korean President Lee Myung-bak . It has four units.[11] [12] [13] Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster .[14] [15] [16] [1] [17]
In 2014, the Barakah 1 reactor vessel was delivered onsite and site preparation works for Barakah 3 and 4 started.[18] [19] [1]
In March 2015, ENEC applied to Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) for operating licences for Units 1 and 2.[20]
In September 2015, first concrete was poured for Unit 4. More than 18,000 staff were then working on the construction of all 4 units.[21]
In December 2017, the rebel Houthis group claimed to have fired a cruise missile in the direction of the Barakah plant, but the Emirati authorities said that no missiles had actually reached the UAE.[22]
In December 2018, it was reported that voids were found in the concrete containment buildings for units 2 & 3. Grease was found to have leaked through the unit 3 containment, which may have been due to a crack in the concrete.[23]
Unit 1 was declared complete in 2018. However it was not expected to begin operations until late 2019 or early 2020.[24] [25]
In March 2020, ENEC announced the completion of the fuel assemblies loading into the Unit 1 reactor.[26] [27]
Unit
Type
Construction start
Commercial operationscheduled )
Construction
time (years)
Notes
Barakah 1
APR-1400 19 July 2012
1 April 2021[28]
9 [6] [29] [30] [31]
Barakah 2
APR-1400
16 April 2013
24 March 2022[32]
9 [33]
Barakah 3
APR-1400
24 September 2014
24 February 2023[34]
9 [35] [36]
Barakah 4
APR-1400
30 July 2015
(2024)
[37] [31]
Completion [ edit ]
Unit 1 is 100% complete as of December 2018. It entered commercial service in April 2021.[38]
Unit 2 is 100% complete as of April 2021.[39] [32]
Unit 3 is 100% complete as of November 2021.[40] [34]
Unit 4 is 100% complete as of July 2022.[41] [42]
Criticism [ edit ]
In March 2019, Qatar lodged a letter of complaint to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding the Barakah nuclear power plant, stating concerns about its safety and lack of co-operation with regional states on the project as well as that it poses a serious threat to regional stability and the environment.[43] [44]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ Ayesha Daya and Stefania Bianchi (24 November 2011). "U.A.E.'s Nuclear Power Program Said to Cost $30 Billion" . Bloomberg Businessweek . Retrieved 28 November 2011 .
^ Sharif, Matthew Martin Arif (3 September 2015). "Abu Dhabi Said to Revive Debt Plan for First Nuclear Plant" . Bloomberg . Retrieved 28 December 2015 .
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^ "UAE pours first concrete for Barakah 2" . Nuclear Engineering International. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013 .
^ "Construction starts on third Barakah unit" . World Nuclear News . 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
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^ "UPDATE 1-Yemen's Houthi group says fires missile toward Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor" . Reuters . 3 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Cracks found in containment building of UAE nuclear power plant built by S. Korean companies" . The Hankyoreh. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020 .
^ "Cold testing complete at Barakah 3" . Retrieved 4 April 2019 .
^ "More delays for Barakah nuclear plant" . Nuclear Engineering International. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020 .
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^ "First Commercial Nuclear Plant In Arab World Begins Commercial Operation" . 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021 .
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^ a b "Major components installed at final Barakah unit" . World Nuclear News . 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017 .
^ a b "Barakah / Unit 2 Begins Commercial Operation At Arab World's First Nuclear Station" . Nucnet . 24 March 2022.
^ "Barakah 2" . Power Reactor Information System . IAEA. Retrieved 3 November 2021 .
^ a b "Third Barakah unit begins commercial operation" . World Nuclear News. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023 .
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^ "Grid connection for third Barakah unit" . Word Nuclear News . 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022 .
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^ World Nuclear News (21 July 2022). "Barakah 4 completes hot functional tests" . Retrieved 26 February 2023 .
^ "Fourth Barakah unit connected to grid" . World Nuclear News . 25 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024 .
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