Emirates Steel has announced its contribution to the national achievement of constructing the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the first peaceful nuclear facility in the Arab World.

 

It had been a partner of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) from the outset of the Barakah project some 10 years ago up to the historic start-up of the first of its four reactors in early August. 

 

Emirates Steel had supplied 160,000 tonnes, equivalent to 60 per cent of the Q-class and S-class rebar material used in the construction of the plant.

 

Besides, its specialised teams worked for two years with Enec’s dedicated business and industrial development team to ensure that the company’s quality assurance and production processes met the stringent global nuclear standards of construction.

 

On its contribution, CEO Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi said: "We seek to engage collaboratively in such high-profile and ground-breaking projects that contribute to the development of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy."

 

"We are proud to have been a key strategic partner with the Enec from the very beginning of the process to bring peaceful nuclear energy to the UAE, and have worked relentlessly to ensure the conformity of our products to global nuclear quality standards," he stated.

 

In 2012, Emirates Steel obtained the Quality System Certificate for Nuclear Products, known as ‘Q Class’, from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, which is a prerequisite for the products used in nuclear energy plant construction. 

 

In 2013, the company delivered its first batch of rebar products to the Barakah plant project site.

 

CEO Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi said: "The nuclear energy industry has some of the most stringent quality, technical and risk management standards in the world, and Emirates Steel is a shining example of the world-class standards that can be achieved by home-grown companies."

 

"They have met and surpassed the continuous, rigorous and comprehensive evaluation processes required through the manufacturing process up to final delivery and installation at the project site," observed Al Hammadi. 

 

"By supporting the development of a new source of sustainable energy, we are not only contributing towards the UAE’s energy needs for decades to come but also contributing to its economic diversification and transition to a knowledge-based economy," he added.-TradeArabia News Service