Barakah
- Oil-rich Gulf state UAE finally starts its first-ever nuclear reactor “Barakah” at Abu Dhabi on the Gulf coast.
- Developed in a joint venture with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
- In association with KEPCO, the nuclear reactor power plant has begun the process of nuclear fission in one of its four reactors.
- The energy in the reactor plant will be generated by 1,400-megawatt pressurised water reactors, designed in South Korea, called APR-1400.
- The aim of the country is to have its all four reactors set to the operational mode by 2023.
.PNG)
