阿联酋第二座核电站获得运行许可证

据3月10日Trade Arabia消息：阿联酋独立核监管机构联邦核监管局(FANR)今天向Nawah能源公司颁发了位于阿布扎比Al Dhafra地区的Barakah核电站2号机组的运行许可证。

Nawah是阿联酋核能公司(Enec)的子公司，负责运营该国第一个核电站。

Enec的声明称，该运营许可证的有效期估计为60年，授权Nawah委托并运营Barakah核电站的2号机组。

FANR审查了1号和2号机组14000页的运行许可申请，进行了220多次检查，并要求2号机组提供59条有关反应堆设计、安全和其他问题的额外信息，以确保巴拉卡核电厂完全符合所有监管要求。

阿联酋常驻国际原子能机构代表兼FANR副主席哈马德·阿尔·卡比大使表示:“这是阿联酋又一个历史性的时刻，它是该地区第一个运营核电站的阿拉伯国家，在制定此类计划方面经过了13年的艰辛努力。”

他补充说:“这一里程碑的实现是由于阿联酋的远见和领导力，以建立一个和平的核能计划来满足该国未来的能源需求。”

在签发2号机组的运行许可证后，Nawah将进行一段试运行，以准备商业运转，在商业运转中，除了部署其他检查员之外，FANR将利用其在巴拉卡核电厂的驻地检查员进行24小时检查，以确保根据监管要求完成燃料装载和电力接入程序。

冯娟 摘译自 Trade Arabia

原文如下：

UAE nuclear plant's second unit gets operational licence

The UAE's independent nuclear regulator, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) today (March 9) issued the operating licence for Unit 2 of Barakah nuclear plant - located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi - to Nawah Energy Company.

A subsidiary of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), Nawah is responsible for the operation of the country's first nuclear plant.

The operating licence, with an estimated duration of 60 years, authorises Nawah to commission and operate the Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, said the statement from Enec.

FANR reviewed the 14,000 page operating licence application for Units 1 & 2, conducted more than 220 inspections and requested 59 additional pieces of information for Unit 2 on various matters related to reactor design, safety and other issues to ensure the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant’s complete compliance with all regulatory requirements, it added.

Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Deputy Chairman at FANR, said: "This is another historic moment for the UAE, being the first Arab country in the region to operate a nuclear power plant and culminating efforts of 13 years in building such a programme."

"This milestone was achieved due to the UAE’s vision and its leadership to build a peaceful nuclear energy programme to cater for the future needs of energy in the country," he added.

Following the issuance of the Operating License for Unit 2, Nawah will undertake a period of commissioning to prepare for the commercial operation where FANR will conduct around-the-clock inspections, using its resident inspectors located at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in addition to deploying other inspectors, to ensure the Fuel Load and Power Accession processes are completed according to regulatory requirements.