Author: Steven Sahiounie

DUBAI: The UAE on Thursday announced the completion of the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant, calling it a “significant step.” Abu Dhabi’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant will produce 40 terawatt-hours of electricity annually after its fourth and final reactor has entered commercial operation, the state-owned Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said in a statement. It will generate 25 percent of the electricity needs of the hot, desert Gulf state, where air-conditioning is ubiquitous — nearly the equivalent of New Zealand’s annual consumption, ENEC said. The station will power companies including the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, one of the…

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