“Youth: The Future of Nuclear Power”: UAE will host a Youth Circle on the margins of the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

The Emirates Youth Council in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and the UAE Permanent Mission to the IAEA will host a Youth Circle on the margins of the upcoming International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

The UAE Permanent Mission in cooperation with the Emirates Youth Circle will host the "UAE Youth Circle: Building Youth Technical Capabilities in the Nuclear Filed"  during the IAEA International Conference on Technical Cooperation Programme. The Youth Circle will take place on the 31st of May 2017 from 12:30-14:00 at IAEA M02 Lounge in Vienna, and we are looking for young peers in the nuclear field to participate!

Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi participated at the World Government Summit

Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Construction Progress: Installation of Unit 4 condenser is complete

In February the IAEA Education and Training Appraisal (EduTA) Mission took place in the UAE under the framework of the Integrated Work Plan (IWP). To consolidate the agency's support provided to the UAE's nuclear power programme in an integrated manner, the UAE concluded the IWP with IAEA in 2013.

The IAEA Director on Division of Nuclear Installation Safety, Mr. Rzentkowski, visited the UAE end of January. His visit included an IAEA Expert Mission to review FANR Transition to Operation Plan and a visit of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant.

In coordination with the UAE Permanent Mission and the IAEA an Interregional Training Course on the Implementation of National Requirements for Nuclear Power Programmes was held in Abu Dhabi. 

In January an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Expert Mission reviewed the process for operational readiness assessment in support of operation license decision of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR).

UAE hosts a regional ARASIA Training Course in collaboration with the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

At the beginning of October a two-week regional Training Course for enhancing the Use of Salt Affected Soils and Saline Water for Crop and Biomass Production and Reducing Land and Water Quality Degradation in ARASIA States Parties was held in Dubai in collaboration with ICBA.

UAE training participation highlights commitment to pursue the highest standards of non-proliferation

Emirates Nuclear Energy Cooperation attends the International Training Course on State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material for Newcomer States, hosted by the IAEA.

UAE regulator attends ALMERA workshops

UAE is a member of the ALMERA network, a worldwide network of analytical laboratories, established by the IAEA. Through a series of workshops and meetings the ALMERA network aims to ensure harmonization amongst its laboratories.

Health workshops as part of the action plan of UAE-IAEA National Projects

The UAE continues to work with the IAEA on enhancing the application of nuclear techniques in the medical field. Two activities were organized with the IAEA on a national and regional level and one in cooperation with th Cooperative Agreement of Arab States in Asia for Research, Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology  (ARASIA).

UAE-IAEA National Workshop on designing TC projects

In collaboration with IAEA, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and Khalifa University, the UAE Permanent Mission (PM) organized a national workshop on designing Technical Cooperation (TC) projects with the  IAEA, using the Logical Framework Approach (LFA).

Side-Event on Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to the IAEA, along with other eight Contracting Parties, co-hosted a side-event on ‘Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage,’ on 27 September to help coordinate discussion on the benefits of the Treaty. Other co-sponsors include: Argentina, India, Japan, Montenergro, Morocco, Romania, and United States.

Women in All Things Nuclear - Increasing Role of Women in UAE Nuclear Energy Sector

On the second day of the 60^th IAEA General Conference, UAE Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi, Permanent Representative to the IAEA, together with leading female representatives of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) joined the side event ‘Women in All Things Nuclear: Women at the IAEA over the Last 60 Years’, a forum co-sponsored by the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP).

40 YEARS COOPERATION OF UAE AND IAEA

This year marks the 40^th
anniversary of the cooperation between the UAE Government and International Atomic Energy Agency towards peaceful use of nuclear energy.
The UAE has enjoyed a strong partnership with the IAEA since it became a Member State in 1976. Cooperation with the agency grew in a steady pace  in the past 40 years reaching a comprehensive level today.

Highlights from the 60th session of the IAEA General Conference

The 60^th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has taken place in Vienna from 26 to 30 September 2016. The session has been attended by more than 3,000 delegates from its 168 Member States. A large delegation of the United Arab Emirates, headed by H.E. Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to the IAEA took part in the events devoted to the 60^th Anniversary of the Agency.

Third reactor vessel installed at UAE’s nuclear power site

Another safe and on-time milestone reached at the UAE’s first nuclear energy plant. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the completion of yet another milestone in the development of the country’s first nuclear energy plant, with the successful installation of its Unit 3 Reactor Vessel (RV) at Barakah, on 22 July 2016.

FANR Board of Management Holds Third Session of the Year

On 21 June, the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) Board of Management held its third meeting of the year to review FANR’s accomplishments and its strategic and operational plans for 2016.

UAE Continuously Supports the IAEA’s SAGNE

On 14 to 17 June, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hosted the annual meeting of its Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy (SAGNE) in Vienna, Austria.