The UAE is about to become the first Arab nuclear power

[HannibalBarca]

What percent of Canada's electricity is generated from nuclear power?

Number of nuclear plants do not make you the best in your field...

 

[somebozo]

A nuclear power means a state with nuclear weapons...UAE is only going to operate a power station and even that not 100% under its control...forget the idea of UAE ever getting nuclear weapons..they are far too decent for that!

The GCC has done a service to humanity by opposing nuclearization of Gulf..

 

[Tiger Awan]

... are you high? do you think FR knows and are best in anything? here a spoiler... no they are not...

France is good at making Nuclear Reactors and also at Nuclear fuel processing. Dont really know how can you rate a country in this field

^^Canada is the world leader in Nuclear power. We designed the very first nuclear reactor for power generation, even the Manhattan project was not possible without Canadian help. We still provide 70% of world's nuclear fuel.

South Korea..? Korean government hired my professor to perform QA checks on their plants, he was leading a team of about 30 NDT technicians.

Yes Candu reactors are very good and the recent Advanced Candu Reactors are as good as any other reactor but again how exactly you define world leader ??

Canada provides 70℅ of the fuel bcz there are Uranium deposits in the country.

 

[Rangila]

Canada provides 70℅ of the fuel bcz there are Uranium deposits in the country.

Kazakhstan produces more (almost double) Uranium than this Maple leaf country.

 

[razgriz19]

France is good at making Nuclear Reactors and also at Nuclear fuel processing. Dont really know how can you rate a country in this field



Yes Candu reactors are very good and the recent Advanced Candu Reactors are as good as any other reactor but again how exactly you define world leader ??

Canada provides 70℅ of the fuel bcz there are Uranium deposits in the country.

Well let's see.

• Canadian design reactor was the first to make usable power.
• Canada created medical isotopes for cancer treatment (created in centrifuges)
• Canada still provides 75% of medical isotopes to the world
• Other isotopes for NDT purposes such as inspection of castings, forgings and so on (Cobalt 60, Iridium 192)
• Canada provides quality assurance inspectors to many countries
• Many of the equipment used to inspect reactors was developed in Canada (VERY IMPORTANT)
• China, India, South Korea, Pakistan, Romania, Argentina all use (used) Canadian reactors
• Many advance research centers (including research on fusion)

Oh and India basically became a nuclear power because of Canada in addition to US

 

[fitpOsitive]

The UAE is about to become the first Arab nuclear power
The nuclear reactor is set to become operational in May.
http://stepfeed.com/the-uae-is-about-to-become-the-first-arab-nuclear-power-1546

The United Arab Emirates is on the fast track to becoming the Arab world’s first nuclear power producing country. This, after the industry’s regulator, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, approved licenses to transport and store nuclear fuel – a final step in a long, arduous process.

The shipment would be sent by sea from South Korea in the coming weeks before it is inspected on arrival and taken to the Barakah power plant site in the Western Region next month, The National reported.

The plant is designed on a Korean model and is able to withstand major natural disasters.

If everything goes to plan, the nuclear reactor should become operational by May, pending regulatory approval.

Commenting on the development, Christer Viktorsson, the director general of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), said it was a "major milestone for us because we’ve worked diligently during months to make us convinced that everything is ready to transport and store fuel".

"One of the principles of the UAE’s nuclear power programme is operational transparency," Viktorsson added. "This is an effort by FANR to keep the public informed about the important decisions it is making."

According to Ian Grant, the authority’s deputy director general for operations, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation already had power in the plant and was running systems at the plant to check its equipment.

"Once we have authorization to load the fuel, there would be a period of about another six or seven months of testing and gradually increasing power," he said.

"The current schedule is May but we’re not bound by that schedule … We expect further inspections from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which will make sure the fuel is used for peaceful purposes only."

For his part, Hamad Alkaabi, the UAE ambassador to the IAEA, agreed that receiving fuel was a significant milestone.

"The UAE has worked closely with the IAEA safeguards teams to ensure all surveillance and control measures are in place and in line with IAEA requirements at the Barakah nuclear plant," Alkaabi said.

"This step demonstrates that all arrangements and measures in terms of readiness, safety and security have been received and confirmed to be adequate."

Over 200 experts are currently overseeing nuclear safety, security, radiation protection, safeguards and related areas such as emergency preparedness and waste management at FANR.

It's about sustainability
The UAE is a country rich with fossil fuels, so why does its government want to invest in nuclear power?

Industry officials believe nuclear energy will play a critical role in tackling climate change. How? By helping the nation meet its sustainability commitments under the Paris Climate Change Agreement, signed in 2015 and ratified in 2016, through nuclear energy.

ENEC (Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation) believes that by reducing the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the electricity sector, and diversifying energy sources, the commitments can be met.

Other Arab countries will follow
Over the coming decade, new nuclear power plants are expected to become operational throughout the MENA region, according to the Carnegie Middle East Center.

Saudi Arabia will follow the UAE with the “most ambitious nuclear plan, involving sixteen nuclear reactors to be built by 2032.” The first reactor is expected to be operating in 2022.

As for Jordan, the country signed a deal with Russia’s Rosatom, the state nuclear corporation, to build its first nuclear power plant, projected to be operational in 2023.

Egypt did the same, and will be building four reactors over the next twelve years.

Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, which has run two research reactors since the early 1990s at Draria and Ain Oussera, are also considering their options.

But, not all countries are on board. Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar, have cancelled their nuclear plans following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident in Japan in 2011.

Its just a power plant under tight control of US. And of course UAE guys will never will be able to decide about enriched material, thanks to NPT.
So misleading title.

 

[Naheed Janjua]

not good news will start a competition in region

 

[Tiger Awan]

Well let's see.

• Canadian design reactor was the first to make usable power.

Yes NRX Reactor. But USA was the country that made the first critical reactor, similarly i can quote other examples too

• Canada created medical isotopes for cancer treatment (created in centrifuges)
• Canada still provides 75% of medical isotopes to the world
• Other isotopes for NDT purposes such as inspection of castings, forgings and so on (Cobalt 60, Iridium 192)

All these have nothing to do with Nuclear Power Plants

• Canada provides quality assurance inspectors to many countries
• Many of the equipment used to inspect reactors was developed in Canada (VERY IMPORTANT)
• China, India, South Korea, Pakistan, Romania, Argentina all use (used) Canadian reactors
• Many advance research centers (including research on fusion)

and other countries dont ??

Oh and India basically became a nuclear power because of Canada in addition to US

Once you acquire a Nuclear Power Plant and gain the know how of it the jump to Nuclear Bomb takes 5-10 years (depending on funding) doesn't have to be candu reactors. Can be any nuclear power plant

 

[Max]

wrong title @waz @WAJsal

 

[Tshering22]

not good news, Iran will do a pakistan and demands that it needs the same as well.

UAE is signatory to NPT. They really don't have any interest in nuclear weapons.