Officials at the opening ceremony of Emirates Nuclear Technology Centre.

Business Bureau, Gulf Today

The UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry (MoEI) has opened the Emirates Nuclear Technology Centre (ENTC), at Khalifa University Campus in Abu Dhabi, which will support the long-term sustainability of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme by creating a dedicated innovation hub for peaceful nuclear technologies.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was exchanged by Suhail Bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Industry, and Lee Taeho, Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea, during the opening ceremony attended by Engineer Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer of ENEC, Christer Viktorsson Director General of the Federal Authority of Nuclear Regulation (FANR), Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Executive Vice President of Khalifa University (KU), and senior officials from all five entities.

Through the MoU, the centre will benefit from sharing knowledge and expertise from the Korean Nuclear energy industry, which has been operating for over 40 years, along with experience in developing nuclear research reactors.

“It is my pleasure to launch the Emirates Nuclear Technology Centre in Abu Dhabi, which is an outcome of our collaborative approach with our South Korean government counterparts and all UAE nuclear stakeholders, who are working to further Nuclear Science & Technology Research and Development. Investing in research and innovation are prerequisites for the long-term success of the UAE’s peaceful nuclear energy industry. It will further position the UAE as an international role model for the development of a peaceful nuclear energy programme,” said Suhail Bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei.

“Within the frame of the High-Level Consultation on Nuclear Cooperation, we and our UAE partner are expanding areas of cooperation in the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant construction and operations, new nuclear energy project in third countries, nuclear R&D, and safety regulations.”