Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week: accelerating the world’s sustainable development
The Middle East’s economic recovery has a chance to look greener and more sustainable than ever before, writes Dr Guy Burton.
Source: Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
20 Jan 2021
What will a post-COVID world look like and what can be the role of traditional oil producers like the UAE within it? Will it be a return to business as usual, whereby our economies and societies are fuelled by oil and gas and the associated increasing levels of pollution? Or will the future be a break with the past; one in which fossil fuels are used less and alternative ways of living and working become the norm?
Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s nuclear regulator, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), is now reviewing the operating licence application for Unit 2 of the country’s first nuclear power plant, a senior official announced in the capital on Monday.
The licence will be issued when the operator, Nawah Energy Company, declares its readiness, and can meet all regulatory requirements, said Christer Viktorsson, director general at the FANR.
“2020 was a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the UAE Nuclear Energy Programme has witnessed major milestones this year. Unit 1 reached 100 per cent power and began delivering electricity to the national grid, and we are reviewing the operating licence application for Unit 2,” Viktorsson said during a virtual press conference to review the 2020 achievements of the nuclear sector.