The UAE has issued an operating licence for the fourth and final unit of its Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. FANR
Unit three of Abu Dhabi's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant started commercial operations in February. Photo: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
A view of the Barakah nuclear site under construction in 2012.
Unit 1 being built in 2013 in the Western region of Abu Dhabi.
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation selected a Korean consortium in 2013 to build four APR-1400 reactors. Photo: Enec
Kristine Svinicki, head of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, toured the Barakah site in November 2013. Photo: Enec
By August 2014, more than 55 per cent of construction at Unit 1 had been completed. Photo: Enec
The first nuclear reactor at Barakah in 2016. Christopher Pike / The National
The UAE's nuclear energy programme is based in Barakah in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi. Photo: Enec
Trainees learn to deal with potentially catastrophic scenarios at this simulator in Barakah. Christopher Pike / The National
Khalid Naqbi was part of the first batch of resident inspectors sent to the construction site by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation. Ravindranath K / The National
