Arab world's first nuclear plant

The royal visit comes in a year of encouraging developments for the Arab world's first nuclear power plant. In February, the UAE's nuclear regulator issued an operating licence for the first reactor at Barakah in a significant step before firing up the atomic power plant. The licence granted to Nawah Energy Company, the plant's operator, will be for 60 years, Hamad Al Kaabi, deputy chairman of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, said.