Safety Evaluation Report of Barakah Units 1 and

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SER Summary-CLA Barakah Units 1&2
• The applicant’s compliance with FANR’s regulations, safety objectives, principles,
requirements and criteria, safety cases and safety analyses, and conditions of the
licence
• The continued competence and capability of the licensee (and of its contractors and
subcontractors) to meet the actual authorisation, licence, or regulatory requirements
The Law authorizes the FANR Board of Management to make decisions on issuance of
licences to conduct regulated activities. The Law prohibits any person from conducting a
regulated activity (which includes all relevant activities relating to a nuclear installation)
without a licence from FANR. FANR is the sole decision-maker in licensing, and its
decisions are not subject to any external review. FANR is entirely independent of ENEC and
any other entity charged with promotional responsibilities. Board members are forbidden by
Law from engaging directly or indirectly in the conduct of any regulated activity and must not
have any personal interest that conflicts with the interests of FANR.
The FANR staff is supervised by the Director-General of FANR. The Director-General
reports to the FANR Board. A FANR organization chart is provided in Figure 1-1.
2.4 Role of Other UAE Organizations
The Barakah Units 1 and 2 construction licence application review is set within a larger
framework that includes several other UAE organizations. The principal organizations
include:
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) was created by Abu Dhabi Law No. (16) of 2005,
“Concerning the Re-organization of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi.” EAD is charged
with protecting and conserving the environment and is responsible for implementing
environmental policy and environmental laws for the Abu Dhabi Emirate and for supervising
the implementation of the Abu Dhabi Environment, Health, and Safety Management System
(EHSMS).
Before issuing Construction Environmental Permits (CEPs) or Environmental Operations
Permits (EOPs) for projects in Abu Dhabi Emirate, EAD requires the submission by the
proponent of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
Both a Non-Nuclear Environmental Impact Assessment (NN-EIA) and a Nuclear
Environmental Impact Assessment (N-EIA) for the Barakah site have been prepared by
ENEC for EAD review. FANR has an arrangement in place with EAD, through which it
advises EAD on the radiological aspects of the N-EIA in conjunction with the PSAR review.
The objective of the N-EIA is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the nuclear-related
facilities at Barakah and associated impacts of the construction, operation, postulated
accidents, and cumulative radiological impacts, and to present mitigation measures and
monitoring plans to be implemented for four units. The non-radiological impacts of
construction, operation, and decommissioning are addressed in the NN-EIA to be reviewed
by EAD.
Critical National Infrastructure Authority
The Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) was created in May 2007 with the
mission to secure Abu Dhabi’s infrastructure and key assets. CNIA is an independently