據8月1日MENAFN消息：阿拉伯聯合酋長國（UAE）周六宣布在首都阿布扎比的首座核電站啟動運營。

阿聯酋總理謝赫·穆罕默德·本·拉希德·阿勒馬克圖姆稱：“我們宣布阿聯酋成功運營了阿拉伯世界第一座和平核能反應堆，工作小組成功裝載核燃料組件，進行了全面測試，并成功完成了操作。”

他補充說:“未來的目標是以安全、可靠和無排放的方式提供該州四分之一的電力。我們自豪地見證了巴拉卡核電站按照最高國際安全標準開始運行。”

阿聯酋核能公司首席執行官穆罕默德·哈馬迪表示，該核電站是“十多年來的愿景、戰略規劃和穩健的項目管理的結晶。”

該項目距離阿布扎比280公里，預計將滿足該國25%的能源需求，每年減少2100萬噸的碳排放。完工后，它將由四個機組組成，總容量為5600兆瓦。

馮娟 摘譯自 MENAFN

原文如下：

UAE announces operation of 1st Arab nuclear power plant

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Saturday the start-up operations of its first nuclear power plant in capital Abu Dhabi.

The milestone achievement was announced through a tweet by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE prime minister.

"We announce the UAE's success in operating the first peaceful nuclear energy reactor in the Arab world … the work teams succeeded in loading nuclear fuel packages, carrying out comprehensive tests and successfully completing the operation," tweeted Sheikh Mohammed on Saturday.

He added the future goal is to provide a quarter of the state's electricity in a safe, reliable and emission-free way.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, also congratulated the plant's opening.

"We proudly witness the start of Barakah nuclear power plant operations, in alignment with the highest international safety standards," he tweeted.

Mohamed Al Hammadi, chief executive officer of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, said the plant is "the culmination of more than a decade of vision, strategic planning and robust program management."

Situated 280 km away from Abu Dhabi, the project is expected to cover 25 percent of the country's energy needs, and prevent 21 million tons of carbon emissions each year.

When completed, it will consist of four units with a total of 5,600 megawatts capacity, the official WAM news agency reported.