UAE signs nuclear energy cooperation agreements with China bodies

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed three agreements with Chinese nuclear energy organizations as it looks to boost low-carbon nuclear power. The three Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) cover cooperation in nuclear energy operations, in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, and in nuclear fuel supply and investment, according to ENEC. When completed, Barakah will have four reactors with 5,600 megawatts (MW) of total capacity – equivalent to around 25 percent of the UAE’s peak demand.