Hamad Alkaabi
Permanent Representative of the UAE to the IAEA
UAE Nuclear Power Programme :
Status and Update
Technical Meeting on Topical Issues in the Development of Nuclear Power Infrastructure
Background on Developing National Position:
UAE Electricity Demand
18593 21548 24126 27323 29444 3121 1 32814 34238 35881 37394 39104 40858 15546 13224 11742 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 MW
Total UAE Committed Capacity Total UAE Projected Demand
Evaluation of future energy sources options :
After energy studies were conducted, nuclear power emerged as a proven, environmentally attractive and cost-competitive electricity-generation option.
UAE Programme Development
Nuclear Policy 2008 Creation of Nuclear Regulator, Nuclear Operator, adoption ofFederal Nuclear Law, Prime Contractor Selected 2009 Construction of Unit 1 begins 2012 Construction of Unit 2 begins 2013 Construction of Unit 3 begins 2014 Commissioning of Unit 1, followed by other Units 2017
FANR Achievements
The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) monitors the UAE nuclear sector in the areas of safety, security, radiation protection and
safeguards, taking into account IAEA standards.
Achievements:
•Received, Assessed and Approved Construction License for Barakah
Units 1 and 2 in July 2012
•Received, Assessed and Approved Construction License for Barakah
Units 3 and 4 in September 2014
•Issued 14 regulations and ten regulatory guides to date
•Up to 2013, FANR has issued 2,889 permits for the import or export of regulated material
•In 2013, FANR issued 130 new licences and made 140 amendments to
existing licences to conduct regulated activities using regulated material
in different fields.
• Established the country’s State System of Accounting for and Control
Implementing International Instruments
The UAE has concluded all relevant international agreements and
conventions.
In 2014, the UAE joined the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for
Nuclear Damage,
nuclear liability conventions
Nuclear safety convention
Safeguards and non-proliferation including the additional protocol , Physical protection
UAE Government submitted its 2nd
National Report to the 6th Review
Meeting of the Convention on
Nuclear Safety (CNS) in March
2014, highlighting its implementation of obligations under the CNS to
strengthen national nuclear safety measures.
Cooperation with the IAEA
Through the Technical Cooperation projects delivered by the IAEA, the UAE has been
receiving useful training and technologies to establish robust national capabilities
• A significant increase in number of UAE participants in IAEA activities up to 2014 The Integrated Work Plan for the UAE, enables all IAEA departments to address the
schedule and needs for implementation of the UAE nuclear power programme.
UAE also participates
• in IAEA-hosted meetings to strengthen its national infrastructure (eg. Senior Regulator’s Meeting, Commission on Safety Standards, among others) • In hosting IAEA activities
IAEA Peer Review Services
UAE experts support IAEA International Peer Review Services, both through sending local experts to review missions in other countries and receiving missions to assess UAE programme.
To date, the UAE has received
IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission in January 2011
IAEA Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission in December 2011
IAEA Safeguards Advisory Service (ISSAS) mission in May 2014 Three preparatory missions hosted in 2014 (pre-IRRS follow-up, pre-EPREV and pre-OSART)
Overall Peer Review Mission schedule
Acronym Full name UAE status
INIR Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review Mission Hosted in January 2011
INIR Phase 3 INIR during phase 3 of the ‘milestone approach’ To be hosted in 2015
IRRS Integrated Regulatory Review Service Hosted in December 2011
Pre-IRRS follow-up
Preparatory mission for the follow-up IRRS Hosted in September 2014
IRRS follow-up Follow-up mission to the IRRS To be held in February 2015
Pre-ISSAS Preparatory mission to the ISSAS Hosted in December 2013
ISSAS International SSAC Advisory Service Hosted in May 2014
Pre-EPREV Emergency Preparedness Review preparatory mission Hosted in October 2014
EPREV Emergency Preparedness Review Mission To be held in March 2015
Pre-ORPAS Preparatory mission to the Occupational Radiation Protection Appraisal Service
Hosted in September 2014
ORPAS Occupational Radiation Protection Appraisal Service To be held in October 2015
IPPAS International Physical Protection Advisory Service To be held in 2016
Pre-OSART Preparatory mission for the Operational Safety Review Team programme
To be held in 2016
OSART Operational Safety Review Team programme To be held after operation starts
Follow-up OSART
Follow-up mission to the OSART 12-18 months after regular
Construction work update
Unit 1 overall progress:
61.7%
Construction work update
Unit 1 & 2 overall progress:
55.7%
Unit 3 & 4 overall progress:
19.4%
Overall progress in all
units 1, 2, 3 & 4:
Additional on-site progress
In April 2014, ENEC inaugurated the Simulator Training Centre at Barakah
•The first of its kind in the Middle East
•The simulator replicates the actual conditions and environment that reactor operators would experience in a real time situation
•Each student requires more than 800 hours of advanced simulator training to receive the SRO certification, which FANR controls and issues
Construction work update
In May 2014, the Reactor Vessel for Unit 1 in place in line with the
project’s timeline.
Construction work update
In September 2014, ENEC celebrated the pouring of the first
safety concrete for Unit 3 at Barakah, following the receipt of the
Construction work update
In December 2014, the concrete dome for the Unit 1 Reactor
Containment Building was completed.
Milestones 2015
March
Submit Units 1 and 2 Operating License Application (OLA) to FANR
July
Start Reactor Vessel Installation for Unit 2
October
Energize Transmission Substation for Unit 1
November
Pour First Safety Concrete for Unit 4
Milestones 2016-2020
OCTOBER Fuel Loading MAY Complete Unit 2 MAY Complete Unit 1 MAY Complete Unit 3 MAY Complete Unit 4Human Capacity Building
UAE is building its nuclear cadre through nuclear
education and training :
Scholarship programmes (ENEC and FANR)
Nuclear-related workshops, courses, programmes (eg. GNEII) Hosting IAEA Nuclear Energy Management School and training Cyber Learning Platform (CLP4NET) installed at Khalifa
University
• In May 2014, the first batch of 13 local operators returned from South Korea after completing specialized training programmes.
• In September 2014, ENEC celebrated the graduation of 46
students from ENEC’s scholarships programme, including
Bachelors, Masters and HDNT
Total number of scholars: 375 Higher Diploma in Nuclear Technology: 196 Master of Nuclear Engineering: 171 PhD in Nuclear Engineering: 1
Capacity building
ENEC Recruitment Statistics:
Total number of employees: 1400 from 25 different nationalities
Number of Emirati employees: 876 (Emiratis account for more than 60% of the total number of ENEC employees)
Percentage of female employees at ENEC is more than 21%.
By 2020, ENEC expects to require approximately 2,500 employees to operate the UAE’s four nuclear power plants
ENEC Workforce Statistics:
Currently, the total number of workers at the Barakah site is
approximately 15,000
Total Man-Hours since the beginning of the project is 87,865,137 Hours
FANR Staffing:
As of December 2013, FANR had 151 staff members of which 49% were Emirati.
Outreach and Public acceptance
UAE communicates transparently on a constant basis with its
residents, employees, government agencies and the international community through:
ENEC and FANR Public Forums
Social Media: Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Flickr Monthly electronic Newsletters
UAE Permanent Mission official website
UAE nuclear energy programme exhibitions worldwide
82% of UAE residents are positive and in favour of nuclear energy in their country
