Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant

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About Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant:

It is situated in Al Dhafra, within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE, on the Arabian Gulf, about 53 km west-southwest of the city of Ruwais.
It is the first nuclear energy plant in the Arab World.
Construction of the plant commenced in July 2012. It started operations in 2020 when the first of its four reactors went into service.
The plant consists of four nuclear reactors, which once fully operational will prevent the release of up to 21 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year.
It will produce 40 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity annually.
It is expected to provide up to 25% of the electricity needs of the UAE, nearly the equivalent of New Zealand’s annual consumption.
The station will power companies, including the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s biggest oil producers, Emirates Steel, and Emirates Global Aluminium.

Q1: What is Nuclear Energy?

Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission – when nuclei of atoms split into several parts – or fusion – when nuclei fuse together.

Source: Oil-rich UAE completes Arab world’s first nuclear plant