[Free Report] Nuclear Power Generation – by the UAE

Last Friday on 31-Jul-20, Barakah nuclear power station, located in the outskirts of Abu-Dhabi Emirate, began producing nuclear power. This has taken the hard work of over a decade since UAE announced its decision to go nuclear.

At that point of time, such an announcement seemed strange from one of the top oil producing nations. But the reason for it was elegantly expressed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, in an address to the Government Summit three years ago. “In 50 years, when we might have the last barrel of oil, the question is: when it is shipped abroad, will we be sad?” he asked. “If we are investing today in the right sectors, I can tell you we will celebrate at that moment.”

Abu Dhabi is the city that oil built, but its continuing prosperity depends on an economy that is diversified into many fields. Today, 98 per cent of UAE’s energy comes from gas-fired stations. It is in the interest of the country’s future energy security that all eyes are now on the power plant.

It implies that UAE has shifted its focus from using oil fired energy generation to gas fired station. It is a welcome move but nuclear energy is by far the clean and guilt free source of energy.

The UAE nuclear power plant is operated & managed by mostly Emirati scientists, mostly women. Therefore, local talent is encouraged for the national interest.

Moreover, the station is built in a safe & sustainable manner. This is arguably the most advanced in the world, with a design life of 60 years. The site is geologically stable and free of earthquake risk. The seaside location also provides an inexhaustible supply of water for cooling. The start-up of Unit 1 on Friday marked the first time that the reactor safely produced heat, which is used to create steam, turning a turbine to generate electricity.

More information available @ https://www.enec.gov.ae/barakah-plant/

https://youtu.be/pisSoaj7OSY [Courtesy: Khaleej Times Newspaper]

Engineers at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Abu Dhabi celebrate after the first reactor was turned on. Courtesy: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Twitter, All other photos courtesy of FANR.