What is the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone?

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is located in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, and is the UAE’s only nuclear power plant. Construction began in 2012, and the first reactor became commercially operational in 2021. The facility sits about 225 km west of Abu Dhabi near the Saudi border. Barakah has four pressurised water reactors using the APR-1400 design developed in South Korea. Each reactor has a capacity of 1,400 MW, and the plant produces about 40 TWh of electricity annually per reactor. ENEC states this output equals roughly 25% of UAE electricity needs. Barakah also produces lower carbon dioxide emissions than conventional power generation, saving up to 22.4 million tonnes of emissions each year.

"Barakah is a nuclear energy plant located in Al Dhafra, the largest municipal region of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is the UAE's only nuclear power plant. Construction of the plant began in 2012, and its first reactor became commercially operational in 2021. The plant is located close to the border with Saudi Arabia, about 225km (140 miles) west of the UAE's capital city, Abu Dhabi."

"The facility features four pressurised water reactors, the most common type of nuclear power reactor. The model used here is the advanced power reactor 1400, a pressurised water reactor design developed in South Korea. Each reactor of this type has the capacity to produce 1,400 megawatts (MW), which is enough to power roughly 1 million homes."

"According to the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), the plant's reactors produce 40 terawatt-hours (TWh) each year, which is equivalent to about 25 percent of the UAE's electricity needs. The website for the London-based World Nuclear Association also confirmed that Barakah, when fully operational, meets 25 percent of the UAE's electricity needs."

"Since nuclear power plants produce a lower amount of carbon dioxide emissions than conventional power plants, the ENEC said Barakah saves up to 22.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year, equivalent to removing 4.8 million cars from the roads. Authorities in Abu Dhabi said a single dr"

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