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UAE Authorises Launch of Second Reactor at Nuclear Plant, Report Says

© AP Photo / Arun GirijaThis undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency, shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert. South Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit to the United Arab Emirates this week shows the Asian nation's deepening cooperation with the Gulf country, from buying its oil, building the Arabian Peninsula's first nuclear power plant and potentially backing it in war
This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency, shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert. South Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit to the United Arab Emirates this week shows the Asian nation's deepening cooperation with the Gulf country, from buying its oil, building the Arabian Peninsula's first nuclear power plant and potentially backing it in war - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.03.2021
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DOHA (Sputnik) - The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation of the United Arab Emirates (FANR) has issued permission for the launching of the second reactor at the first Arab nuclear power plant "Barakah" located in the UAE, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Tuesday.

The agency said that FANR issued the Operating License for Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant.

The first reactor was launched last July. A month later, Emirati Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the opening of the NPP. Last November the Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) responsible for the station’s maintenance and exploitation said that the first reactor has reached 80% of its production capacity.

The first Arab nuclear power plant is located 250 km from Abu-Dhabi, the UAE capital. The NPP is expected to provide 25% of the country’s energy needs.

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