The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has marked four years and more than 100 million safe man-hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The accomplishment highlights Enec’s success in implementing the highest standards of safety, security, and quality in developing the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program. The milestone sets a new benchmark for industrial safety for nuclear new build projects around the world.

Enec and its Prime Contractor and Joint Venture partner the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) have worked closely together for more than a decade on implementing the highest safety and quality standards and ensuring an exceptional safety culture.

“This extraordinary achievement is a result of our robust culture of safety and dedication to meeting the highest standards of quality and safety in the development of the Barakah Plant. Achieving 100 million safe work hours is a testament to the UAE’s ability to safely deliver complex megaprojects and sets a new industrial safety record for nuclear new build projects.” said Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, CEO of Enec.

The Barakah Plant is one of the largest nuclear energy plants in the world, with four APR-1400 Units. Construction of the Plant began in 2012. Unit 1 started the commercial operation in April 2021. Unit 2 has now completed the fuel load process and construction of Units 3 and 4 are in the final stages with the Units 94 and 89 per cent complete, respectively.