Centrale nucléaire aux Emirats Arabes Unis

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Message par energy_isere » 07 avr. 2021, 00:27

Le reacteur n°1 entre en opération commerciale.
Emirats/nucléaire: la première centrale du monde arabe lance ses opérations commerciales
AFP•06/04/2021

"Le premier mégawatt de la première centrale nucléaire arabe est entré dans le réseau électrique national", a affirmé sur Twitter le vice-président et Premier ministre de la Fédération, Mohammed ben Rached Al-Maktoum.

"Le début des opérations commerciales de la centrale (...) de Barakah est une étape historique pour les Emirats, qui renforce la durabilité de tout notre secteur électrique", a également tweeté le prince héritier d'Abou Dhabi et dirigeant de facto du pays, Mohammed ben Zayed Al-Nahyane.
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Message par energy_isere » 28 août 2021, 15:54

Des nouvelles du second réacteur qui démarre :
Second Barakah unit starts up

27 August 2021

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the start-up of the second unit at UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant, thirteen months after Barakah unit 1 reached first criticality. Unit 2's start-up sees Barakah become the first multi-unit nuclear power plant in the region.

The UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) issued an operating licence for Barakah 2 to its operator, the Nawah Energy Company, in March, with fuel loading beginning soon after. The fuel loading, as well as the comprehensive programme of tests prior to the start-up of the unit, have been carried out under FANR oversight.

ENEC CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi said the startup of Barakah 2 marks a major milestone in the delivery of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program. "With the start-up of unit 2, we are now almost halfway to achieving our goal of supplying up to a quarter of our nation's electricity needs and enabling sustainable growth and in parallel, achieving UAE climate change targets," he said.

Preparations will now continue towards grid connection and the start of commercial operations, Nawah CEO Ali Al Hammadi said. "We remain committed to ensuring nuclear operational excellence across all units, and we thank our partners in the UAE and across the globe for their continuous support in helping us achieve these milestones to the highest operating standards," he added.

In the coming months, unit 2 will be connected to the national electricity grid and its operators will continue with a process of gradually raising the power levels, known as power ascension testing. The process will be continuously monitored and tested until maximum electricity production is reached, while adhering to all regulatory requirements and the highest international standards of safety, quality and security, ENEC said.

"On behalf of the global nuclear industry, World Nuclear Association congratulates ENEC and the Barakah Team for the successful completion of this important milestone," World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León said today. "UAE continues to demonstrate how to use nuclear energy to move to a clean electricity system."

Four Korean-designed AP-1400 units are being built at Barakah, which is in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. The plant is already the largest single source of electricity in the UAE since unit 1, which achieved first criticality in August 2020, entered commercial operation in April of this year. When fully operational, the four unit plant will produce 5.6 gigawatts of electricity while preventing the release of more than 21 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year.

Construction of the first unit at Barakah begin in 2012, with work starting on the other units at roughly yearly intervals: construction of Barakah 2 began in April 2013. Construction of units 3 and 4 is now also in the final stages, with those units respectively 94% and 89% complete as of June this year, according to ENEC.

Nawah is a joint nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of ENEC and the Korea Electric Power Corporation.
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Message par energy_isere » 10 sept. 2021, 18:14

Émirats arabes unis: Mise en route du deuxième réacteur de la centrale nucléaire de Barakah

REUTERS•10/09/2021

Le deuxième réacteur de la centrale nucléaire de Barakah, aux Émirats arabes unis, est désormais opérationnel, quelques mois après la mise en service commercial du premier réacteur Barakah-I, a déclaré vendredi le bureau des médias du gouvernement.

Une fois achevée, cette centrale nucléaire construite par Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) comptera quatre réacteurs d'une capacité totale de 5.600 mégawatts, près de 25% de la demande de l'émirat.
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Re: Centrale nucléaire aux Emirats Arabes Unis

Message par energy_isere » 06 nov. 2021, 09:59

Des nouvelles du troisième réacteur dont la construction se termine :
UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant completes Unit 3
Third of four units at the plant to now undergo operational readiness assessments

Published: November 04, 2021

Abu Dhabi: The construction of Unit 3 at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region is now complete, putting it on track to deliver clear power by 2023.

The announcement was made by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), which said Unit 3 is on track to deliver clean electricity by 2023. The plant already has two operational units, with Unit 1 already having begun commercial operations, and Unit 2 undergoing additional testing following its connection to the national grid.

ENEC, the plant’s owner, announced the Unit 3 completion on ‘Energy Day’ at the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 on climate change, demonstrating the UAE’s progress in transitioning to cleaner energy sources and its commitment towards rapidly decarbonising the power sector.

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Message par energy_isere » 25 mars 2022, 21:27

suite de 2 posts au dessus.
Le second réacteur commence sa carrière commerciale.
Second Barakah unit begins commercial operation

24 March 2022

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the start of commercial operation for the UAE's second nuclear unit. Barakah 2 achieved first criticality in August 2021 and began supplying electricity to the grid on 14 September.

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Halfway there: two of Barakah's four units are now in commercial operation at Barakah (Image: ENEC)

Together with Barakah unit 1, which began commercial operation in April 2021, the output from Barakah 2 means that nuclear energy is now supplying 2800 MW to the UAE's grid and represents the half-way mark towards Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)'s commitment to supply up to a quarter of the country's electricity needs.

"Less than a year after starting commercial operations for unit 1 back in April 2021, we have now successfully commenced commercial operations for unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, in accordance with UAE regulatory requirements and the highest international standards of safety and quality," Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, ENEC's managing director and CEO, told World Nuclear News.

ENEC has taken the lessons learnt from unit 1 and applied them to unit 2, helping it to achieve this latest major milestone in a more efficient way while ensuring all standards continue to be met, he said. "Given that the four APR-1400 Units at the Barakah Plant are built in pairs, this milestone marks the commercial delivery of the first two Units. This is only the second such occurrence in global history, after Shin Kori reactors 3 and 4 achieved commercial operations in 2016 and 2019 in South Korea," he said.

"Through the delivery of this milestone, we have further reinforced the UAE's energy security and our drive towards rapid decarbonisation of the UAE's power sector, significantly contributing to the UAE Net Zero by 2050 target. The Barakah plant is a sustainable powerhouse for the nation, generating clean electricity to power the UAE's economy and creating the foundation for new energy technologies such as hydrogen and synthetic fuels."

The unit is under the regulatory oversight of the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR). The regulator has confirmed that the plant's operator, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), has met all regulatory requirements to reach this stage.

"The commercial operation of unit 2 of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is a major milestone culminating immense efforts made over the past years since the establishment of the UAE Nuclear Energy Programme," FANR Director General Christer Viktorsson said.

"During that period, FANR reviewed every step of the nuclear power plant in terms of site selection, construction, testing and finally operation to ensure the operator complies with all regulatory requirements to ensure the safety of the public and the environment. FANR will continue to inspect the oversight activities for the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant during the operation phase to ensure all requirements are met."

UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Mariam Almheiri said the beginning of commercial operations for Barakah 2 was a "landmark milestone" for the UAE as it continues with the rapid decarbonisation of its power sector.

"The Barakah Plant is a powerhouse of sustainability and a key enabler for our ambitious Net Zero agenda," she said. "With further units due to come online, the significance of the Barakah plant in achieving Net Zero becomes ever more apparent, with all four units due to supply 25% of the UAE's electricity, while preventing 22.4 million tons of carbon emissions annually."

"I congratulate everyone at ENEC, Nawah, FANR and all the organisations involved in the Barakah project for what they have achieved so far and wish them every success in bringing online the final two units," World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y Léon said. "More countries need to follow UAE's lead in building new nuclear capacity to deliver a net zero world and ensure reliable and secure energy supplies for the future."

Construction of the first of four Korean-designed APR-1400 units at Barakah, in the Al Dhafra region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, began in 2012. When complete, it will be one of the largest nuclear power plants in the world. Units 3 and 4 are in the final stages of commissioning: unit 3 is undergoing operational readiness preparations following the completion of construction in November 2021, and Unit 4 in the final stages of construction. Barakah as a whole is now more than 96% complete, ENEC said. The reactors are being built by a consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation.
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Message par energy_isere » 18 juin 2022, 11:41

Le troisième réacteur reçoit sa licence d'exploitation pour 60 ans.
Third Barakah unit receives operating licence
17 June 2022

Nawah Energy Company has received an operating licence for the third unit at Barakah from the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), clearing the way for commissioning to begin.
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The regulator has received all the necessary verifications to ensure the plant is ready to operate, Viktorsson said: "The operating licence - as it was for units 1 and 2 - is for a duration of sixty years and authorises the Nawah energy company to commission and operate the unit."
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Message par energy_isere » 23 juin 2022, 08:39

et donc le combustible nucléaire va être chargé au réacteur n°3.
Fuel loading begins at UAE plant

20 June 2022

Fuel loading has begun at Barakah 3 following the receipt of the unit's operating licence, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced. The UAE's third nuclear unit is expected to start producing electricity later this year.
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Message par energy_isere » 23 juil. 2022, 16:35

Barakah 4 completes hot functional tests
21 July 2022

Hot functional testing of the fourth and final unit at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE has been completed, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced. The Korean-designed APR-1400 reactor is scheduled to start operating next year.

Hot functional tests simulate the temperatures and pressures that the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation and are carried out before loading nuclear fuel. They involve increasing the temperature of the reactor coolant system and carrying out comprehensive tests to ensure that nuclear island and conventional equipment and systems meet design requirements.
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Message par energy_isere » 24 sept. 2022, 13:29

suite de 2 posts au dessus.

Barakah unit 3 est en fonctionnement, bientôt le couplage au réseau pour le fonctionnement commercial :
Third Barakah unit starts up

22 September 2022

The 1400 MWe unit is now producing heat from nuclear fission, and will be connected to the UAE's electricity grid in the coming weeks, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said. Two units at the site, in the Al Dhafra Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, are already in commercial operation.

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Fuel loading began at Barakah 3 in June after the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) approved the unit's operating licence, and has progressed through a comprehensive testing programme under FANR oversight. It will now be connected to the grid and undergo the Power Ascension Testing (PAT) process. This means that its operators will gradually increase the unit's power, with constant monitoring and testing, until maximum electricity production is reached.

FANR has carried out regular inspections throughout the fuel loading and the testing processes leading up to first criticality, and confirmed that Nawah Energy Company - a joint nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of ENEC and reactor vendor Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) - has met all regulatory requirements to initiate this phase. The regulator said it is continuously verifying the emergency preparedness and response system as well as monitoring the environment through independent monitoring stations around the nuclear power plant and its environmental laboratory.

"We have reached another major milestone in the delivery of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program today, as we move forwards with the provision of strategically significant clean energy for the UAE," ENEC CEO and Managing Director Mohamed Al Hammadi said. "The Barakah plant is spearheading the decarbonisation of the power sector, sustainably generating abundant electricity to meet growing demand and power growth. The UAE has developed a world-class nuclear programme that builds on experience and continuously shares its lessons with global industry peers, making the Barakah plant a case study for the world on a new nuclear project delivery."

Construction of the four Korean-designed APR-1400 units at Barakah began in 2012, with work on unit 3 starting in 2014. Units 1 and 2, which began commercial operation in April 2021 and March of this year, respectively, are now supplying 2800 MW to the UAE's grid and unit 4 is in the final stages of commissioning prior to construction completion.

ENEC describes Barakah as an essential component of the UAE's Net Zero 2050 Strategy and a catalyst for innovation in the clean energy transition, including SMR development and next generation reactors, and a bridge to other clean fuels like hydrogen. "The commissioning of the plant is just the beginning, with innovation and R&D now key in ensuring the realisation of the full scope of the programme," Al Hammadi added.

Barakah is KEPCO's first overseas nuclear power plant project.
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KEPCO maitrise bien son planning. J' ai quelques doutes qu'on puisse faire des nouveaux EPR en France avec ce timing ........

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Message par energy_isere » 25 févr. 2023, 12:34

Suite du post au dessus.
Third Barakah unit begins commercial operation
The third unit at the UAE's nuclear power plant has been declared in commercial operation, less than a year after Barakah 2 reached the same milestone.


24 February 2023

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Barakah unit 3 is now in commercial operation (Image: ENEC)

"Marking the UAE's Year of Sustainability and increasing its contribution to achieving the nation's Net Zero by 2050 targets, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced that its operating and maintenance subsidiary Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) has commenced commercial operations of Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi," ENEC said. "As the third unit to be delivered in three consecutive years, this major accomplishment adds a further 1,400 megawatts of zero-carbon emission electricity capacity, boosting total production from Units 1, 2 and 3 of Barakah to up to 4,200 MW of baseload, reliable, clean electricity 24/7 to the grid."

Barakah's operations teams were able to shorten the time taken to reach commercial operations after fuel loading by using their experiences from the first two units, ENEC said: this took four months less for Barakah 3 than it did for unit 2, and more than five months less compared with unit 1.

"In the Year of Sustainability for the UAE, we are proud to take the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme another step forward with Unit 3 beginning commercial operations," said ENEC Managing Director and CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi. "This has been achieved less than a year after successfully starting commercial operations for Unit 2. Barakah is a successful global benchmark for other nations looking to diversify their energy portfolio during a time of international energy crises. With three units now operating commercially, we are delivering energy security, powering sustainable economic growth, driving innovation and contributing to achieve our net zero strategy by 2050. We look forward to showcasing just how critical nuclear is in tackling climate change, using proven solutions available today, at COP28 in the UAE in November."

The UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) confirmed that Nawah has met all regulatory requirements for commercial operation to begin.

"The commercial operation of Unit 3 of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is another major achievement which is the result of significant efforts made over the past years since the establishment of the UAE Nuclear Energy Programme," FANR Director General Christer Viktorsson said. "During that period, FANR reviewed the nuclear power plant in terms of site selection, construction, testing and finally operation to ensure the operator complies with all regulatory requirements to ensure the safety of the public and the environment. FANR will continue to inspect the oversight activities for the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant during the operation phase to ensure all requirements are met."

Work to construct four Korean-designed APR-1400 units at Barakah began in 2012. The first unit started up and was connected to the grid in August 2020 and began commercial operation in April 2021; unit 2 was grid-connected in September 2021 and began commercial operation in March 2022. The three units at the plant already provided more than 80% of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's clean electricity consumption in December 2022, ENEC said, and when complete, the four-unit plant is expected to meet up to 25% of the UAE's electricity demand.
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Message par energy_isere » 10 juin 2023, 13:54

Barakah 4 in final operational readiness tests

08 June 2023

Barakah's operations team has begun the final operational readiness testing needed before the fourth unit at the site near Ruwais in Abu Dhabi can receive an operating licence from the UAE's nuclear regulator.

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Barakah unit 4 (Image: ENEC)

Construction of the fourth Korean-designed APR-1400 unit at Barakah began in July 2015, three years after work began on the first Barakah unit. The first three units are now fully operational - unit 3 was declared in commercial operation in February this year. Lessons learned from each of the previous three units have been effectively applied to the next unit, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said, with each unit passing through the preparation phases more efficiently while maintaining quality and safety standards.

"In the UAE's Year of Sustainability, we are demonstrating how nuclear energy can have a real, rapid and transformative impact on decarbonising the power sector," said ENEC Managing Director and CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi. "Every year since 2020, we have added another unit to deliver 10TWh of 24/7 emissions-free power to the grid. With Unit 4 now moving towards becoming operational we will soon meet our mission to generate 25% of the nation’s electricity.

"Barakah offers a clear success story as we head towards COP 28 in Dubai, where attendees will be looking for solutions to the climate crisis and are increasingly recognising the critical role proven nuclear energy technology will play."

Each of Barakah's four units requires a separate operating licence from the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) before it can be commissioned and operated. Barakah's operator Nawah - a joint nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of ENEC and the Korea Electric Power Corporation - submitted its application to operate and maintain units 3 and 4 in March 2017. The 20,000 page application includes lessons learned and experiences gained from the review of the application for units 1 and 2. FANR approved the operating licence for unit 3 in June 2022 and the unit reached first criticality in September that year.

Commercial operation of unit 4 will increase Barakah's total generation capacity to 5.6 GWe, equivalent to 25% of the UAE's electricity needs and delivering more than 40 TWh of clean electricity per year. The plant has already had a "transformational impact" in the UAE, ENEC said, meeting up to 48% of Abu Dhabi's electricity requirements over the winter months with zero-carbon electricity..
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Message par energy_isere » 18 nov. 2023, 13:55

Fourth Barakah unit receives operating licence

17 November 2023

The United Arab Emirates' nuclear regulator has issued the licence to Nawah Energy Company, clearing the way for commissioning and commercial operation of the unit and marking a historic moment as the UAE realises its nuclear energy vision.
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Message par energy_isere » 02 mars 2024, 15:34

et de quatre !
Fourth Barakah unit starts up
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has announced the successful start-up by its operating and maintenance subsidiary Nawah Energy Company of the fourth unit at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates.


01 March 2024

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The start-up of the unit means it is producing heat through nuclear fission. The heat produces steam which is used for generating electricity by turning a turbine and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said that "in the coming weeks, unit 4 will link to the national electricity grid, entering a testing phase to gradually increase its power output to full capacity".

Construction of the four Korean-designed APR-1400 units at Barakah began in 2012, with work on unit 4 beginning in 2015. Unit 1 began commercial operation in April 2021, unit 2 in March 2022. Unit 3's start-up was in September 2022, and it began commercial operation in February 2023.

The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) in the UAE said that since it issued the operating licence in November it had continued its regulatory oversight and "the operator had met all regulatory requirements to initiate this phase".

ENEC said that each unit had started up more efficiently than the previous one, saying that unit 3 was delivered four months faster than unit 2 and five months faster than unit 1. When the fourth unit is in commercial operation, Barakah's four pressurised water reactors will be able to produce up to 5.6 GW, meeting about 25% of the UAE's electricity demand.

ENEC Managing Director and CEO, Mohamed Al Hammadi, said: "The start-up of the fourth unit ... is a significant achievement as we now enter into a new era to deliver the full promise of the Barakah plant. In the past five years, the UAE has added more clean electricity per capita than any other nation globally, with 75% coming solely from the Barakah plant, demonstrating how pivotal nuclear energy is in decarbonising the country’s power sector. The knowledge and expertise of our local teams positions us well ahead of the curve, setting the nation on a pioneering course towards sustainable economic and environmental prosperity. Our journey reflects a bold vision, coupled with rigorous standards of quality and safety, to effectively deploy civil nuclear energy as a proven, viable solution for tackling energy security and climate change."

The UAE embarked on its plan to implement a nuclear energy programme in 2008 when its government made the decision to build and operate a nuclear power plant to provide 25% of the country's electricity needs, diversifying its energy sources and supporting its long-term energy vision and net zero goals. The Barakah plant - in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi - is owned by ENEC and operated by Nawah, a joint nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of the ENEC and the Korea Electric Power Corporation.

ENEC, which launched the Net Zero Nuclear initiative - to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050 - with World Nuclear Association ahead of COP28 last year, says it plans to "expand the UAE’s nuclear energy sector by advancing research and development and adopting the latest nuclear energy technologies. This includes small modular reactors and advanced reactors to generate clean electrons and molecules, such as steam, hydrogen and ammonia, as well as providing process heat for various industries". It said it was working with local and international stakeholders to "identify technology and project collaboration opportunities to progress deployment pathways, which is crucial to decarbonise energy sources in pursuit of Net Zero 2050".

FANR said it would continue conducting its regulatory oversight and inspection "during this and subsequent phases including power grid synchronisation and full commercial operation, to continue to ensure the safety and security as part of its mission to protect the public, workers and environment".
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