Abu Dhabi: The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has asked the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) to explain how it would apply lessons learned from Japan's Fukushima disaster to its proposed new nuclear reactors at Braka.
In the letter sent yesterday, FANR requested that ENEC provide by April 30 "a description of its plans to review the events and to include any lessons learned into the setting, design and operation" of its proposed Braka nuclear facility.
"We understand that ENEC has been following the developments since the tsunami struck Japan and is considering whether there are any implications for their planned units," Dr William D. Travers, FANR Director General, said.
The UAE's independent nuclear safety regulator has been reviewing ENEC's construction licence application for two nuclear power plants at the Braka site.
