Enec submits construction licence application for Barakah units

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, or Enec, filed on Friday the Construction Licence Application (CLA) for Barakah Units 3 and 4 with the UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR).

The CLA for Units 3 & 4 is the culmination of 18 months of intense work by Enec and its prime contractor, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco). Today’s submission follows the approval of the CLA for Units 1 & 2 in July 2012.

Enec is building a total of four APR1400 units in Barakah in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, with the first plant scheduled for completion in 2017. Construction work on the first two units is progressing on schedule. First safety concrete was poured for Unit 1 in July 2012, and extensive preparatory works are now underway on Unit 2 ahead of the first safety concrete pouring before the first half of the year.

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