Starting the test operation of the first nuclear reactor in the UAE to generate electric power

ArabiaWeather.com- The UAE is still seeking to find alternative sources of traditional energy that rely on oil derivatives to produce electric energy , as it has contracted with a number of companies to produce electricity from nuclear energy.

And the “South Korean Electricity Corporation” began testing the operation of major parts of the first nuclear reactor for the purpose of producing electric power , within the construction site of the first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the Emirates, according to the Emirati “Al-Eqtisadi” website.

The company executing the project indicated that the safety test on major parts of the reactor is part of the safety check procedures for the cooling systems in the nuclear reactor and its spare parts, in order to ensure that water does not leak in all connecting parts under water pressure, with an increase of 1.25 times the pressure. water in the design.

They indicated that 80% of the construction of the first nuclear reactor has been completed, as it is expected to be completed during the first half of next year 2017, noting that it plans to install and operate the main facilities optimally with the completion of the test.

The Corporation is building 4 reactors of the APR1400 model, which were developed with local Korean technologies, and it is expected that all stages of construction of the four reactors will be completed by 2020.

It is noteworthy that the four nuclear power plants will supply the national electric grid with about 5,600 megawatts of low-carbon electric power by 2020, or the equivalent of a quarter of the electric power in the country, and this will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 12 million tons in the UAE annually.