page_title: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
section_title: Special delegations to Barakah
hierarchical_section_title: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation / Special delegations to Barakah
caption_attribution_description: IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at Barakah nuclear power plant construction site, United Arab Emirates Mr. Mohamad Al Hammadi (right), Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), together with Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi (middle), Resident Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the IAEA, brief IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the Barakah nuclear power plant Visitor Centre during the Director General's official visit to United Arab Emirates. 29 January 2013 Photo Credit: ENEC
context_page_description: The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation is the entity responsible for the deployment and ownership of nuclear energy plants in the United Arab Emirates.
  ENEC was established by decree in December 2009 by the UAE President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to address the country's growing demand for electricity while diversifying the nation's energy supply and delivering greater energy security.
  The organization is constructing the country's first nuclear energy reactors in Barakah, in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, and by 2020, the site will be home to four APR-1400 nuclear energy plants. Unit 1 is scheduled to enter commercial operations in 2020, with one additional reactor coming online each year until 2020 - pending regulatory approvals.
  Construction for Unit 1 began in July 2012 following the first pouring of nuclear safety concrete, and for Unit 2 in May 2013, in line with the approved Construction License from ENEC's national regulator the Federal Authority of Nuclear Regulation and a No Objection Certificate from Abu Dhabi's environmental regulator, the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi.
context_section_description: Since ENEC's establishment, the organization has hosted many high-profile delegations to its site at Barakah site to witness the progress being made in the delivery of the organization's first nuclear energy plants.
  In November 2012, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomed then President of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, to Barakah to witness the recent construction milestones achieved by ENEC and discuss further cooperation between the two nations.
  In May 2014, ENEC hosted a high-profile delegation of officials led by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, the President of the Republic of Korea. The visit marked the arrival of the nation's first nuclear energy Reactor Vessel at Barakah.
  In January 2014, ENEC welcomed Minister Yoon Sang-jick of the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea, to site to review construction progress and discuss bilateral relations between the Republic of Korea and the UAE. IAEA director general, Yukiya Amano, also toured the Barakah site in January 2013, where he praised the "safe and consistent progress" ENEC had made in the development of the peaceful nuclear energy program.
  Earlier Ministerial visits also included Korean delegations led by then South Korean Prime Minister, Mr Kim Hwang-Sik in January 2012, and Mr. Suk Woo Hong, Minister of Knowledge Economy for the Government of the Republic of Korea, in March 2012.
caption: United Arab Emirates Mr. Mohamad Al Hammadi (right), Chief Executive Officer of ENEC, together with Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi (middle), Resident Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the IAEA, brief IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the Barakah nuclear power plant Visitor Centre
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