{"id":336345,"date":"2026-05-17T21:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=336345"},"modified":"2026-05-17T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:25:13","slug":"drone-strike-targeting-uaes-only-nuclear-power-plant-sparks-fire-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/drone-strike-targeting-uaes-only-nuclear-power-plant-sparks-fire-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone strike targeting UAE’s only nuclear power plant sparks fire | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates\u2019 sole nuclear power plant, sparking a fireplace on its perimeter. <\/p>\n

There have been no reports of injuries or radiological release, however the strike has nervous locals because the Iran ceasefire stays tenuous. <\/p>\n

Nobody has immediately claimed responsibility for the targeted strike, and the UAE has not blamed anyone. <\/p>\n

It has, nonetheless, accused Iran of launching multiple drone and missile attacks in recent days as tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a significant energy waterway that Iran still has in a chokehold. <\/p>\n

This weekend, President Donald Trump suggested hostilities could resume as diplomatic efforts aimed toward a more durable peace have repeatedly faltered. <\/p>\n

Iranian state television has also repeatedly aired segments with anchors holding Kalashnikov-style rifles in an effort to arrange the general public for war \u2013 including one segment, where the anchor fired directly on the UAE flag.<\/p>\n

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The huge nuclear power plant went online in 2020 (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 20 billion dollar Barakah nuclear power plant was built by the UAE with the assistance of South Korea and went online in 2020. <\/p>\n

It’s the primary and only nuclear power plant within the Arab world and may provide 1 \/ 4 of all of the energy needs within the country.<\/p>\n

The UAE\u2019s nuclear regulator said the fireplace didn’t affect plant safety and confirmed that every one units are operating normally.<\/p>\n

The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog, said the strike caused a fireplace in an electrical generator and that one reactor was being powered by emergency diesel generators. <\/p>\n

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IAEA director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi expressed \u2018grave concern\u2019 in regards to the incident and said military activity that threatens nuclear safety is unacceptable, the agency said in a press release. <\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s strike marked the primary time the four-reactor Barakah plant has been targeted within the war. <\/p>\n

It’s near the border with Saudi Arabia, some 140 miles west of the UAE\u2019s capital city, Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Fighting has also heated up between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon despite a nominal ceasefire there.<\/p>\n

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