Barakah nuclear power plant
The Barakah nuclear power plant (BNPP) is the United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power station, the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula, the second in the Persian Gulf region and the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab World. It consists of four APR-1400 nuclear reactors. Total nameplate capacity is 5600 MW which is intended to supply up to 25% of UAE's electricity needs. The site is in the Gharbiya region of Abu Dhabi, on the coastline between the Persian Gulf and the E11 highway, 50 km west of Ruwais.
Barakah nuclear power plant
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano visiting Barakah in 2013
The APR-1400 is an advanced pressurized water nuclear reactor designed by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). Originally known as the Korean Next Generation Reactor (KNGR), this Generation III reactor was developed from the earlier OPR-1000 design and also incorporates features from the US Combustion Engineering (C-E) System 80+ design. Currently in South Korea there are 3 units in operation, and 3 units in construction. Three units are completed and in commercial operation in the United Arab Emirates at Barakah, with one more under construction at the same plant.
Unit 1 and unit 2 of Barakah nuclear power plant APR-1400 reactors in the United Arab Emirates