據3月10日Trade Arabia消息：阿聯酋獨立核監管機構聯邦核監管局(FANR)今天向Nawah能源公司頒發了位于阿布扎比Al Dhafra地區的Barakah核電站2號機組的運行許可證。

Nawah是阿聯酋核能公司(Enec)的子公司，負責運營該國第一個核電站。

Enec的聲明稱，該運營許可證的有效期估計為60年，授權Nawah委托并運營Barakah核電站的2號機組。

FANR審查了1號和2號機組14000頁的運行許可申請，進行了220多次檢查，并要求2號機組提供59條有關反應堆設計、安全和其他問題的額外信息，以確保巴拉卡核電廠完全符合所有監管要求。

阿聯酋常駐國際原子能機構代表兼FANR副主席哈馬德·阿爾·卡比大使表示:“這是阿聯酋又一個歷史性的時刻，它是該地區第一個運營核電站的阿拉伯國家，在制定此類計劃方面經過了13年的艱辛努力。”

他補充說:“這一里程碑的實現是由于阿聯酋的遠見和領導力，以建立一個和平的核能計劃來滿足該國未來的能源需求。”

在簽發2號機組的運行許可證后，Nawah將進行一段試運行，以準備商業運轉，在商業運轉中，除了部署其他檢查員之外，FANR將利用其在巴拉卡核電廠的駐地檢查員進行24小時檢查，以確保根據監管要求完成燃料裝載和電力接入程序。

馮娟 摘譯自 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.