ENEC completes concrete dome for Unit 1 Reactor Containment Building

Abu Dhabi, 14, Janauary 2015 (WAM): The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, yesterday announced the completion of the construction of the concrete dome for the Unit 1 Reactor Containment Building. The completion of the dome earlier this week marks the achievement of another on-time milestone in the complex construction of the UAE’s first nuclear energy plant. The dome is the final structural component of the vast Reactor Containment Building (RCB), which now measures more than 70 metres in height. The RCB houses the nuclear reactor and is a critical structure in the nuclear plant’s defence-in-depth barriers. RCBs are extremely robust in design. With thick concrete walls and heavy reinforcing stee