The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has their first unit at Barakah in the Western Region, construction of which was last month declared to be more than 55 per cent completed.The UAE is looking at different options, including building an underground facility, to manage and dispose of the radioactive waste from the nuclear power plants it will open in Barakah. The country took part in the International Atomic Energy Agency scientific forum on radioactive waste management on Tuesday to learn from nations that are already advanced in the field, such as France, Sweden and Finland, to ensure it applies the best model for its nuclear program.
Hamad Alkaabi, the UAE ambassador to the IAEA, reports that they are looking at various options available globally to deal with radioactive waste. One option is the development of a geological repository, which means after you use the spent fuel, you store it for some time and eventually dispose of it in a repository underground. The second option is to send the fuel abroad for reprocessing and then send back the reduced volume to be disposed of in the country in a repository with a smaller radioactive amount.
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