The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant ... major construction work completed at Unit 3.
Key milestones for Barakah plant unit
01 August 2018
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has achieved a series of significant milestones in the construction of Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi.
Enec has successfully completed the major construction work including major concrete pouring, installation of the turbine generator, and the internal components of the reactor vessel (RV) of Unit 3, paving the way for the commencement of testing and commissioning.
With the accomplishment of these milestones, construction crews will begin transitioning from Unit 3 to Unit 4, taking with them the lessons learned during their construction of Units 1, 2 and 3. The completion of major construction work on Unit 3 comes approximately one year after the completion of the similar work on Unit 2, and two years after the completion of the same work on Unit 1 and demonstrates the benefits of building four identical Units at the same time.
In addition to completing major construction and concrete work, Unit 3 is now fully connected to the Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company’s (Transco’s) transmission grid, following the safe and successful energisation of the unit’s standby auxiliary transformers and auxiliary power systems.
The completion of this major work on Unit 3 allows for the commencement of a number of activities including preparations for commissioning of Unit 3’s mechanical and electrical systems and significant testing.
The project at Barakah is progressing steadily; as of the end of May 2018, the construction completion of Unit 2 is more than 93 per cent, Unit 3 is more than 83 per cent, and Unit 4 is more than 72 per cent, while the overall construction completion is more than 89 per cent.
The construction of Unit 1 has been completed in accordance with the highest global standards of quality and safety, and it is currently undergoing commissioning and testing, prior to the final regulatory reviews and receipt of the Operating License from FANR. All four units will deliver clean, efficient and reliable electricity to the UAE grid, and will save up to 21 million tons of carbon emissions each year, equivalent to removing 3.2 million sedan cars from the roads.
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