Safety concrete has been poured for Barakah Unit 1 following receipt of Construction License from UAE Regulator.The UAE officially commenced the construction of their first nuclear energy plant yesterday. This significant milestone for the UAE peaceful civil nuclear energy program follows the receipt of the Construction License from the Federal Authority of Nuclear Regulation and a No Objection Certificate from Abu Dhabi environmental regulator, the Environment Agency. The safety concrete was poured at Barakah in front of a gathering including ENEC senior management and site team, and ENEC Prime Contractor, the Korea Electric Power Corporation. ENEC poured more than 1,500 cubic meters of concrete to form a portion of the foundation slab of the Barakah Unit 1 Reactor Containment Building, which will ultimately house the nuclear reactor.
Containment Buildings are amongst the safest and most secure structures in the world due to the thickness of their walls, the amount of reinforcing steel used, and an interior steel liner plate used in the structure. In preparation for the safety concrete pouring, ENEC had carried out a number of activities on site under its Limited Construction License. Excavation for Units 1 and 2, dredging for the intake and outfall channels, construction of the marine breakwaters, wharf construction, excavation and construction of the Cooling Water Ducts and foundations for the safety related concrete were prepared. This included the installation of cathodic protection, layers of lean leveling concrete with waterproofing, structural rebar, embedments, piping, conduit, grounding cable and sump liners.
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