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NPPA in Brief
The Nuclear Power Plants Authority was established by Law No.13 of the year 1976 and amendments by Law No. 210 of the year 2017, to be a public economic authority of special nature that is affiliated to the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. The Nuclear Power Plants Authority is exclusively entrusted with establishing, operating and managing nuclear power plants in Egypt and is headquartered in Cairo. The Authority has the national capabilities that are coupled with scientific competency and accumulated experiences necessary to successfully carry out its tasks in the management of nuclear power projects in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

NPPA Vision
Moving forward towards a bright and promising future for Egypt and its people through the peaceful nuclear energy project as one of the pillars of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development.

NPPA Mission

 * Undertaking the implementation of the peaceful nuclear power plant projects in Egypt.
 * Implementing consecutive technical training programs in order to allow the trainees to acquire the – knowledge and skills required.


 * Ensuring high professional performance of the selected candidates, working at the NPP.


 * Adopting strict working policies that secure safe operation of the plant, taking into consideration the environment and human health.


 * Addressing all the public concerns with transparency via publications and different media platforms.

NPPA Activities
NPPA is exclusively entrusted to carry out the following activities:


 * Implementation, Operation and Management of NPP.
 * Holding agreements with counter parties at home and abroad.
 * Preparing and qualifying trainees at home and abroad.


 * Establishment of nuclear power plants for electricity generation and water desalination.
 * Conducting the research and studies required for the projects of establishing NPP.
 * Setting out the basics and specifications for the establishment of NPP.

The importance of the Egyptian nuclear program
Egypt, since the early fifties of the last century, was one of the first developing countries that realized the importance of using nuclear energy to generate electricity and desalinate sea water to contribute to maximizing the utilization of Egypt's resources of primary energy and fresh water through:
 * Diversifying sources of electric energy production.
 * Developing and upgrading the national industry to the global level, with transferring and indigenizing this technology.
 * Placing Egypt, as a leading country in the Middle East and Africa, on the map of developed countries, especially in areas related to the peaceful applications of nuclear energy.
 * Preserving energy resources, such as petroleum and natural gas, which are depleted and non-renewable resources. Therefore, they must be consumed with caution and wisdom so as not to deprive future generations of important resources for sustainable and independent development.
 * Maximizing the added value of using petroleum and natural gas as an indispensable raw material in the petrochemical industries, as well as fertilizers and transportation sector instead of burning them to generate electricity.


 * Reducing the rates of importing petroleum products, of which Egypt has become a net importer in recent years, for all uses that are increasing year by year despite the expansion in the use of natural gas.

El-Dabaa NPP Project
Efforts of Egypt and their governments throughout the years-long quest to enter the nuclear field have resulted in giving the start signal for the construction of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant (DNPP), and it is planned to build four Russian- produced units of standard pressurized water with a capacity of 1200 megawatts (AES-2006) and this reactor belongs to the "Pressurized Water Reactor" type (Generation III reactors +), which are currently among the most modern reactors in the world. The Egyptian nuclear project is currently being implemented at the El-Dabaa site at a distance of 150 km west of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast in the north of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and it has been agreed to establish and operate the nuclear power plant between the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) and The Russian company “the Rosatom State Corporation” as the project main contractor under a number of contracts such as the Engineering, procurement, and construction "EPC" contract, the fuel supply contract, the operation and maintenance contract, as well as the spent fuel contract.

First Stage
It is the preparatory stage that the project is going through now, which started since December 2017 and lasts about two years and a half. This stage aims to set up and prepare the site for the construction of the nuclear power plant. It is worth mentioning that, the El-Dabaa NPP was chosen as one of the three best nuclear projects in terms of commissioning on the sidelines of the launch of the eleventh session of the largest nuclear conference and exhibition in the world, "Rosatom Expo", which was held in Sochi, Russia, and this is the first award of its kind that a nuclear project receives in the Middle East.

Second Stage
This stage begins after obtaining permission to initiate construction and includes all building and construction works, employee training and preparation to start commissioning.

Third Stage
It is the last stage after obtaining permission for pre-commissioning, which includes conducting commissioning and initiating on-site operation, and this stage continues until the initial handover of the first unit, as well as the issuance of the operating license. The project progress is directly depending on the issuance of licenses, as their issuance aims to ensure that all the necessary legal documents are fulfilled for the safety and security of the power plant. Accordingly, the NPPA is seeking to obtain all required licenses and permissions related to site, reactor design, construction, commissioning and commercial operation.

Milestones of the Egyptian Nuclear Program
Since then, Egypt has taken many procedures and activities to strengthen and qualify its nuclear infrastructure, to be able to implement and operate nuclear power plant projects with high efficiency, safety and reliability. The following table shows the milestones of the Egyptian nuclear program that have been taken to construct nuclear power plants to generate electricity.