The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has completedthe construction of the concrete dome for the Unit 2 Reactor Containment Building (RCB). The dome is the final structural component of the vast Reactor Containment Building, which now measures more than 70 meters in height.
ENEC’s teams worked closely with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Hyundai/Samsung Joint Venture (HSJV) and Seoyong Construction throughout the complex RCB construction process.The dome, which measures 51.4 metres in diameter, 24 meters in height and weighs approximately 9,000 metric tonnes, has been constructed in nine stages.
The project at Barakah nuclear energy plantUnit 1 is progressing steadily,it is now more than 87 percent complete, Unit 2 is 68 percent complete, Unit 3 is 47 percent complete and Unit 4 is 29 percent complete. Overall, construction of Units 1 to 4 is now more than 62 percent complete. Pending regulatory approval, the four units in Barakah are scheduled to be delivered by 2020, providing safe, clean, reliable and efficient nuclear energy to the UAE grid.When the four reactors are completed, the UAE’s peaceful nuclear energy program will provide approximately 25% of the UAE’s electricity needs and save up to 12 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.