UAE launches Emirates Nuclear Technology Center

The UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry (MoEI) has opened the Emirates Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) at Khalifa University (KU) Campus in Abu Dhabi.

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The center will support the long-term sustainability of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program by creating a dedicated innovation hub for peaceful nuclear technologies.
UAE Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with South Korean Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Taeho, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.

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The MoU has been signed between UAE MoEI and the Ministry of Science, and Information and Communications Technology of Republic of Korea, under the UAE and Korea Consultation Committee on Nuclear Technology.

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The MoU outlines the framework of cooperation on research projects between the center’s relevant parties.

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ENTC will engage in research projects designed and approved by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), which will be conducted by students, academics and researchers from Khalifa University.

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The center’s initial research projects will focus on three areas: nuclear safety and systems, nuclear materials science and chemistry, and radiation safety in the environment.

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Through the MoU, the center 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.