Abu Dhabi, UAE - The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) on Friday announced that its operating and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, has successfully started-up the reactor of Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant (Barakah Plant). The reactor has begun initial production of heat through nuclear fission, used...

Dubai, UAE - The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), serving as the UAE's independent nuclear regulatory body, has officially issued the Operating License for Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to Nawah Energy Company. The authorization, spanning 60 years, empowers Nawah to proceed with the commissioning and...

Doha, Qatar - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has given the green light to three new national projects in Qatar, slated to commence in January and span over three years. These projects, approved by the IAEA, encompass critical areas including the management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) wastes...

"The Kingdom underscores the need for collective international efforts to enforce the provisions of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and ensure its universal adoption. We also stress the importance of countering nuclear proliferation in the Middle East," the Saudi minister adds.

Aim is to help in decarbonization of the Polish power sector.

The international oil bloc’s technical team constantly monitors variables in global oil markets and presents its recommendations to the ministerial committee to make appropriate decisions, which can help improve market stability and drive sustainable growth, adds Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei.

Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE has joined global partners such as the US, Japan, and South Korea to commit up to $275 million towards nuclear energy in Romania. The announcement, made by US President Joseph Biden at the G7 Summit in Japan, is the first major nuclear energy initiative...

Small modular reactors -- or SMRs -- similar to the ones currently powering submarines, are touted as the future of the nuclear energy industry. SMRs have been promoted as a cheaper option than legacy reactors, with shortened construction time and less fuel needed to power them, which translates into less...

Firms will work together on nuclear, renewable energy.

The MoU encourages cooperation between the two countries in the fields of electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, smart grids.

Under a landmark deal struck in 2015, Iran agreed to mothball the Fordo plant and limit its enrichment of uranium to 3.67 percent, sufficient for most civilian uses, as part of a package of restrictions on its nuclear activities aimed at preventing it covertly developing a nuclear weapon. In return,...

Abu Dhabi, UAE--- The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a three-year agreement with the Atlantic Council to collaborate on the Council’s Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative and support its efforts in promoting nuclear energy as a central component to the clean energy transition. The Atlantic Council is a US-based...

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which 191 signatories review every five years, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote complete disarmament and promote cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The nations have been gathered at UN headquarters in New York since August 1 participating in a...

The UAE is continuing its move towards environmentally friendly energy sources to fulfill its international obligations regarding climate change and the country will achieve the objectives to diversify energy sources and climate neutrality by 2050

The Barakah Plant will help in the decarbonization of the power sector in the UAE and the Arab World

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday (Mar 7) it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's besieged second city Kharkiv, but there was no "radiological consequence". The Vienna-based UN body said Ukrainian authorities reported an attack took place on Sunday, adding that no...

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he was prepared to travel to Vienna if a deal is reached.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan said UAE derives its human, socio-economic and cultural clout from robust constitutional, organizational and structural tenets.

To resist climate changes, more sustainable sources of energy like nuclear could become a norm in the near future.

Exploring the product of green hydrogen powered by carbon-free nuclear energy part of the deal French company EDF owns the largest nuclear fleet worldwide   In keeping with the United Arab Emirates’ pursuit of clean electricity, and its plan to tackle climate change, it has signed an agreement with France...

All eyes will be on the outcomes of Tuesday’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un. Happening on the neutral grounds of Singapore, this will be the first-ever meeting between the US and North Korea’s top leaders in the last many decades. Trump...