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Friday, September 30, 2011

The biggest single new nuclear power station on the planet will be located on the Persian Gulf

The biggest single new nuclear power station on the planet will be located on the Persian Gulf


UAE nuclear reactors could break ground in December

Construction of four new 1,400 MW nuclear reactors worth $20 billion, supplied by South Korea, will begin at Braka, 270 km west of Abu Dhabi on the shores of the Persian Gulf, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could begin as early as this December.  The actual date will depend on regulatory approval. The first of the four new units will come online in 2017 followed by the others through 2020.

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