23 JULY 2012Theenergycollective.com
UAE grants license to build two nuclear reactors for power
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Reuters reports that the United Arab Emirates will be the first gulf state to start construction of a commercial nuclear power plant in the region.
The UAE has committed itself to this energy path to avoid using increasingly scarce natural gas supplies for electricity generation, water desalinization, and industrial development. The UAE has deposits of bauxite which it wants to convert into a finished aluminum goods industry for exports. Smelters and fabrication centers will be significant users of power.
The UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) said in a statement that the license had been granted and allows ENEC to construct two South Korean APR1400 advanced pressurized water reactors. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has been granted a license to construct two nuclear reactor units at its Barakah site located on the western shore of the Persian gulf in Abu Dhabi. (Map) (Place name defined) The license does not allow ENEC to operate the units. ENEC must apply to FANR for a separate operating license. This process is similar to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Part 50 process which requires a construction license to build the reactor and an operating license to run it to make electricity.
The UAE has committed itself to this energy path to avoid using increasingly scarce natural gas supplies for electricity generation, water desalinization, and industrial development. The UAE has deposits of bauxite which it wants to convert into a finished aluminum goods industry for exports. Smelters and fabrication centers will be significant users of power.
The UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) said in a statement that the license had been granted and allows ENEC to construct two South Korean APR1400 advanced pressurized water reactors. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has been granted a license to construct two nuclear reactor units at its Barakah site located on the western shore of the Persian gulf in Abu Dhabi. (Map) (Place name defined) The license does not allow ENEC to operate the units. ENEC must apply to FANR for a separate operating license. This process is similar to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Part 50 process which requires a construction license to build the reactor and an operating license to run it to make electricity.
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