The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has received a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the environmental regulator, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) for the construction of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2. In issuing the NOC, EAD acknowledges the environmental aspects of the construction of the UAE’s first two reactors, based on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), which were submitted by Enec in 2010. The receipt of the NOC is the next important step in a thorough, multi-year licensing process for the reactors.