2009年12月,韓國電力公社所領導的團隊以200億美元的價格贏得阿聯核能公司(英语:Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation)的競標,兩公司合作於阿拉伯聯合大公國建立首座核能發電廠,而巴拉卡被選為廠址,並陸續建造4座APR-1400(英语:APR-1400)核能反應爐,第一機組反應爐原計畫於2017年開始供電,但因安全及管理問題導致多次延期。[6][7][8]
2020年8月1日,巴卡拉核电站第一机组正式启动运行,第二機組也已完工待啟用商轉,而第三、四機組亦即將竣工,[26][27]該核能發電廠成為阿拉伯地区首座投入使用的核电站,阿拉伯聯合大公國成為繼以色列和伊朗後,中東地區第3個具有核能力的國家。[28][27]阿聯核能公司首席執行長穆罕默德·易卜拉欣·哈馬迪(Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi)表示反應爐的啟用對阿聯來說是一個真正具有歷史意義的時刻[29],阿布達比酋長國王儲穆罕默德·本·扎耶德·阿勒納哈揚則在推特推文慶祝第一機組的啟用[26],國際原子能機構阿聯代表哈馬德·阿爾卡比(Hamad Alkaabi)亦推文表示這對提供阿聯新的潔淨能源而言是歷史性的里程碑。[1]
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