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UAE’s nuclear plant is ‘well protected’, says regulator
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DUBAI, 24 February 2022, (TON): The UAE’s only nuclear power plant is well-protected against security threats, the regulator said, following a series of unprecedented drone and missile attacks on the Gulf state.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have claimed three drone and missile assaults on the UAE this year.
Christer Viktorsson, director general of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, said “the nuclear power plant is designed according to high security principles and we have issued regulations for physical and cybersecurity.”
He told reporters “the sensitive parts of the power plant are well protected for any event.”
He added “the UAE overall has robust security.”
The plant in Abu Dhabi, one of the UAE’s seven emirates and the nation’s capital, is the Arab world’s first nuclear power station and part of the oil producer’s aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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