IAEA advises UAE nuclear energy project to address 'radioactive waste'
IAEA inspectors from the UK, South Africa, and Slovakia, among others, completed an infrastructure development review at the Barakah project (UAE) this week, and concluded that that "some work remains to be done".
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have passed a list of recommendations to the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, following an eight-day inspection of four reactors.
IAEA inspectors from the UK, South Africa, and Slovakia, among others, completed an infrastructure development review at the Barakah project this week, and concluded that "some work remains to be done".
Inspectors highlighted several areas project managers should look at, including: finalising arrangements required to reach operational readiness; approving and implementing appropriate measure to manage radioactive waste; and implementing arrangements required to ensure the long-term sustainability of the nuclear power programme.
While the team made a string of recommendations, it did identify some areas of good practice that other countries developing nuclear energy programmes could copy. Nuclear safety and human resources development were among the areas that the IAEA praised.
The IAEA was invited to the Barakah plant by the UAE government. HE Hamad Alkaabi, the UAE’s permanent representative at the IAEA, said the country was progressing "rapidly" with its peaceful nuclear program.
"The successful conclusion of the Phase 3 INIR mission is a testament to the UAE’s commitment to upholding the highest international standards of safety, security, and transparency as we approach the commissioning of the nation’s first nuclear energy plant," he said.
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