Safety Evaluation Report of Barakah Units 1 and

3.2.4 The Designer and Prime Contractor
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SER Summary-CLA Barakah Units 1&2
KEPCO is the designer of the reference plant and Barakah Units 1 and 2, and is the prime
contractor for construction and operations for ENEC. KEPCO, a Korean government owned
company, has installed nuclear generation capacity of over 17,000 MW and operates
20 commercial nuclear power units. KEPCO will supply the full scope of works and services
for Barakah Units 1 and 2 including engineering, procurement, construction, nuclear fuel,
and operations and maintenance support utilizing:
1. KEPCO subsidiaries participating as subcontractors including:
• Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP), which will play a key role as the
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor and operator
• KEPCO Engineering and Construction Co., Inc. (KEPCO E&C), which will provide the
nuclear power plant design and engineering service
• Korea Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. (KNF), which will provide the nuclear fuel
• Korea Plant Service and Engineering Co., Ltd. (KPS), which will be involved in plant
maintenance
2. Other major nuclear equipment suppliers including:
• Westinghouse of the U.S.
• Toshiba of Japan
• Samsung, Hyundai, and Doosan Heavy Industries of Korea
3.3 Site Description
Location
The site identified by ENEC in the application is located at a location known as Barakah in
the Western Region (Al Gharbia) of Abu Dhabi Emirate on the Arabian Gulf, approximately
251 km west-southwest of the city of Abu Dhabi, 48 km east-southeast of the town of
Sila’a-Ba’aya, and 53 km west-southwest of the town of Ruwais.
The regional terrain is flat desert, characterized as arid subtropical. Geologically, the site
area has been tectonically inactive for nearly 100 million years.
No towns lie within 20 km of the site. The closest population area is Sila’a-Ba’aya, with a
reported (2005) population of 7,000 inhabitants, while the town of Ruwais has a reported
(2005) population of 15,511 inhabitants.
The plant site borders a restricted military area to the east, with a posted fence along the
eastern plant site boundary and Highway E11 along the Arabian Gulf coast. There are no
industrial facilities, commercial airports, or railroads in the vicinity of the plant.
General Site Arrangement
The two Reactor Containment Buildings are situated next to the Arabian Gulf. The reactor
units consist of a nuclear island and a turbine island. The nuclear island, structurally