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After the success of the Barakah plant, which houses 4x Korean APR-1400 reactors and now supplies 25% of the UAE's electricity, the UAE has announced that it is planning on building another plant and starting to do so immediately:
Exclusive: UAE planning second nuclear power plant, sources say | Reuters
One would naturally assume that the Koreans would get preferred status, but apparently not:
Front runners I would assume would be the Westinghouse AP1000, the Russian VVER-1200, the KEPCO APR-1400, the EDF EPR, the Hualong One and the CAP1000/CAP1400 from China. Without the design yet formalized, I assume AtkinsRéalis won't be bidding the CANDU Monark, though I could be wrong.
Barakah:
Exclusive: UAE planning second nuclear power plant, sources say | Reuters
One would naturally assume that the Koreans would get preferred status, but apparently not:
The sources said the UAE aims to award the tender and start construction as soon as this year so that the new plant would be operational by 2032 in order to meet projected energy needs.The tender would be open to any potential bidders, including U.S., Chinese and Russian firms, the sources said, adding that South Korea would not be treated as a preferred bidder.
Front runners I would assume would be the Westinghouse AP1000, the Russian VVER-1200, the KEPCO APR-1400, the EDF EPR, the Hualong One and the CAP1000/CAP1400 from China. Without the design yet formalized, I assume AtkinsRéalis won't be bidding the CANDU Monark, though I could be wrong.
Barakah: