Barakah nuclear power plant.
2020 AUG 3
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IN NEWS:
- The United Arab Emirates has launched operations at the Barakah nuclear power plant.
About the power plant:
- The Barakah nuclear power plant is the United Arab Emirates's first nuclear power station.
- It is also the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula, and the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab World.
- It consists of four APR-1400 nuclear reactors (one completed) developed by Korea Electric Power Corporation.
- Total capacity is 5,600 MW which is intended to supply up to 25% of UAE's energy needs.
PRELIMS QUESTION
Barakah nuclear power plant is located in:
(a)Iran
(b)United Arab Emirates
(c)Saudi Arabia
(d)Iraq
Answer to prelims question