Drone strike sparks fire on perimeter of UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant
Key takeaways
- Authorities say radiation levels remain normal, operations not affected.
- Authorities in Abu Dhabi said the blaze broke out at an electrical generator outside the plant’s inner perimeter in the Al Dhafra region on Sunday.
- The UAE’s nuclear regulator said operations at the facility – the first nuclear power station on the Arabian Peninsula – were not affected. “All units are operating as normal,” it said in a social media post.
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Authorities say radiation levels remain normal, operations not affected.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is located some 225km (140 miles) west of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates [File: AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 17 May 202617 May 2026A drone strike has sparked a fire on the perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), raising new concerns over a potential new regional escalation amid a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States.
Authorities in Abu Dhabi said the blaze broke out at an electrical generator outside the plant’s inner perimeter in the Al Dhafra region on Sunday. No injuries were reported, and officials said radiation levels remained normal.