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2021.03.09 18:59 GMT+8

UAE authorizes second unit of Barakah nuclear power plant

Updated 2021.03.09 18:59 GMT+8
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) nuclear body has issued a license to operate the second unit of the Barakah nuclear power plant, Emirates News Agency reported on Tuesday.

The plant in the Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi, one of the seven emirates making up the UAE and the nation's capital, is the first nuclear power station in the Arab world and part of the Gulf oil producer's efforts to diversify its energy mix.

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