Nuclear Power Plant,
APR (4 units), Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Owner/Operator: ENEC / NAWAH
Designer / Main contractor of project: KEPCO
Main contractor (civil works): HSJV, HYUNDAI & SAMSUNG Joint Venture
Post-Tensioning system used: VSL
Post-Tensioning system supply and installation: DOOSAN
Role of ELIAS: Project Manager and Site Auditor
Project Description
Barakah-1/2/3/4 is UAE’s first nuclear power station. This project includes four APR-1400 nuclear units designed by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The site is on UAE’s Persian Gulf coastline between the sea and the E11 highway, about 50 km west of Ruwais (closest town) and about 270 km west of Abu Dhabi.
Location of Barakah NPP
3D animation of APR-1400 Nuclear Power Plant construction
About Post-Tensioning
Each reactor building is made of a single-shell post-tensioned concrete containment with 2 geometry types of tendons:
- 270° loop horizontal tendons
- Inverted-U shaped vertical tendons
The post-tensioning system is un-bonded: bare strands injected with grease.
Example of vertical tendons in PT gallery