![]() ![]() At the FANR, we aim to instil values and behaviour that prioritise the protection of the UAE’s residents and environment above any competing interests,” said Viktorsson, who rejoined the FANR as director-general last year.Ī 10-year veteran of the nuclear industry in Sweden, Viktorsson said the organisation created to build and oversee the UAE’s nuclear plant - the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) - must meet stricter enhanced safety regulations before the facility goes online. “A strong safety culture is critical to the success of nuclear energy in the UAE. Stricter measures stem from a UAE review following the catastrophic failure of the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Mawhen it was swamped by an earthquake-triggered tsunami.Ī total of 15,000 people living and working near the Japanese Daiichi power plant at the time were evacuated.Ĭhrister Viktorsson, director-general of the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), told Gulf News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that creating a safety culture in the UAE nuclear industry is paramount to avoid such a tragedy from being repeated here in the face of extreme natural disasters. Abu Dhabi: Revised UAE nuclear power safety measures prompted by the Japanese nuclear disaster five years ago will bolster the Western Region’s Barakah nuclear power plant’s capacity to withstand extreme events after its first of four reactor units goes online next year, officials said.
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