Overview

The UAE has committed to constructing its very first nuclear power plant in order to meet fast-growing demand for electricity. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), an Abu Dhabi government-owned company, has been charged with planning the construction, operation and maintenance of a nuclear power plant approximately 300km west of Abu Dhabi.

The UAE has developed a framework consisting of the UAE's Nuclear Policy (Policy of the UAE on the Evaluation and potential Development of Peaceful Nuclear Energy), the UAE's Nuclear Program (Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Organisation), a legal framework on Nuclear Laws, the National Independent Regulatory Body (FANR), and the UAE's collaboration with national and international entities, principally the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO).