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UAE nuclear & power projects

65 tracked · by stage: Under review 27 · Operating 20 · Construction 10 · MOU 4 · EDA 4 · updated 2026-09-08

Leading projects (top 15 by stage)

ProjectStageTechnologySource
Barakah
Barakah Unit 4 Achieves First Criticality, Enters Commissioning Phase
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
Barakah
Barakah Unit 1 Refueling and Planned Maintenance Begins, Unit 2 Commercial Operation Starts
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
Barakah
Unit 3 Operating License Imminent, Unit 4 One Year Later, Commercial Operation One Year After Licensing
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
Barakah
Barakah Unit 1 Commercial Operation Begins, Units 2-4 Under Construction
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
Barakah
Barakah Unit 2 Operating License Issued, Fuel Loading Expected, Unit 1 Reaches 100% Power
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
Barakah
Barakah NPP Fuel Assembly Manufacturing Plant Bidding Begins, No Uranium Enrichment or Reprocessing
EDAUndecided (Policy stage)📎 Power Limited DB
UAE ROSATOM VVER
Rosatom Proposes New Nuclear Plant in UAE, Including $20-40B Fuel & Maintenance Deal
Under reviewUndecided (Policy stage)📎 Power Limited DB
Barakah Coastal Area
Tender for 4 new reactors expected, targeting 2032 operation, open to all bidders
Under reviewLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
US NANO KRONOS
KRONOS MMR Explores Sites and End-Users for Industrial, Data Center, Energy Infrastructure
MOUSMR📎 Power Limited DB
UAE ENEC NUCLEAR
Nuclear O&M, HTGR, fuel supply, and investment cooperation with China
MOUUndecided (Policy stage)📎 Power Limited DB
AE 4712
Announcement
OperatingUndecided (Policy stage)📎 Power Limited DB
AE 4702
Launch/Plan/Announcement/Approval: 2021, 2012, December 7, 2020
OperatingUndecided (Policy stage)📎 Power Limited DB
AE 4531
Commenced
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
AE 4504
Commenced | 2020, February 2020
OperatingUndecided (Policy stage)📎 Power Limited DB
AE 4478
Announce/Initiate
OperatingUndecided (Policy stage)📎 Power Limited DB
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