May-June, 2009 Prime Minister inaugurates 34th International Nathiagali Summer College Our Nuclear Program purely defensive in nature Affirms peaceful co-existence with neighbors Emphasizesthe role of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes Supports PAEC plans to add 8800 MW Nuclear Energy by 2030 Appreciates PAEC for its achievements towards national defence and socio-economic uplift Demands same civilian nuclear deal as given to India
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani addressing the inaugural session of 34th International Nathiagali Summer College. Sitting (L to R) Prof. Riazuddin, former DG, NCP, Dr. Ansar Parvez, Chairman, PAEC, Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, Advisor to Planning Commission on S&T and Dr. Hamid Saleem, DG, NCP.
Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed nature. Pakistan has no developing and small nations Yousaf Raza Gilani, in his aggressive designs against any must be given unhindered access address to the inaugural session country and remains committed to the nuclear energy for civilian th of 34 International Nathiagali to peaceful co-existence with its purposes because they need it Summer College (INSC) on 22 neighbors. While supporting the more than developed nations to June 2009, said “Our nuclear objectives of non-proliferation, it grapple with the issues of program is purely of defensive is our firm belief that the poverty, deprivation and
1 backwardness. The major which have made a sterling Later talking to the media, the Prime nuclear powers, International contribution in their respective Minister demanded that Pakistan Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) fields and in dissemination of should also get civilian nuclear deal and Nuclear Suppliers Group scientific knowledge. The at par with India and there should be (NSG) need to harmonize their Scientists of PAEC exhibited no discrimination in this regard. policies in this regard with a view unparalleled commitment and The Prime Minister put on record his to adopt a uniform approach for dedication to the national cause appreciation for the sponsors of the transfer of nuclear technology against heavy odds and obliged International Nathiagali Summer for civilian purposes to the the nation by achieving nuclear College and said “Pakistan Atomic developing countries in parity with India. The Pakistani Energy Commission and National Centre for Physics of Quaid-i-Azam conformity with the right to use nation will ever remain grateful University, the co-sponsors of this Nuclear Technology for peaceful and indebted to the Scientists of event deserve our gratitude and purposes which is one of the PAEC for their achievement in appreciation for their commendable three pillars of Nuclear Non- the field of nuclear energy for efforts. Similarly, we also owe our heart-felt acknowledgment and Proliferation Treaty. It should not peaceful purposes as well the accolades to Abdus Salam remain a privilege and nuclear weapons program”. International Centre for Theoretical prerogative of a chosen few”. Physics, Trieste, Italy, US National Giving a historical perspective, the Science Foundation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and other Emphasizing the role of nuclear Prime Minister said “Our emphasis international organizations for energy, he said “Energy is the most on nuclear energy for peaceful regularly sponsoring a number of important ingredient of economic purposes, however, shifted towards eminent scientists as speakers over progress and the answer to its concerns for national security when the last many years. Many thanks also to the foreign scholars and snow-balling needs lies only in the India detonated a nuclear device in scientists who made it convenient exploitation of the nuclear energy 1974. Pakistan could not afford to for themselves to be part of this which is the most dependable and remain oblivious to this ominous international endeavour”. perennial source of power. It was development and grave threat to its this realization that Pakistan security. Pakistan perforce had to In his welcome address, Chairman, decided to develop nuclear energy opt for developing a matching PAEC, Dr. Ansar Parvez said “This for peaceful purposes in the mid- response to the Indian nuclear Summer College has had a very fifties of the twentieth century, threat. Regrettably, the distinctive history. It is the brainchild starting with a nuclear power international community failed to of the Nobel Laureate and reactor (KANUPP) at Karachi and appreciate our concern for security visionary, Professor Abdus Salam, an experimental research reactor at and adopted a discriminatory who conceived it in 1974 as a Nilore, Islamabad. I feel that the posture towards Pakistan in the means of breaking the numbing plans by PAEC for 8800 MW form of political and diplomatic isolation of Third World scientists by nuclear energy by 2030 is well pressure and Pakistan specific providing them with a forum where conceived undertaking in view of economic sanctions”. they could freely interact with our energy needs. The government renowned specialists and indeed looks up to PAEC to Commending the efforts of researchers from around the globe. supplement its efforts in tiding over Nathiagali Summer College, he Pakistan Atomic Energy the power crisis through setting up noted “I am glad to note that the Commission took the initiative in of new power plants.” themes of the summer college implementing this splendid idea this year mostly pertain to and has religiously stuck to the task. The Prime Minister appreciated Energy and Environment Since 1976 when the first Summer the PAEC “For establishing reflecting an imaginative College was organized, not a single research centres in the domain initiative by the organizers of the year has been missed-rain or shine. of agriculture, medicine, college as Pakistan is currently The hill station of Nathiagali biotechnology and other faced with a grave energy crisis. provided a scenic and stimulating scientific disciplines all over the Perhaps your collective wisdom setting for this intellectual activity country including Pakistan and scientific acumen could and gave the College its name”. Institute of Nuclear Science and provide us with plausible Technology (PINSTECH) and solutions to surmount our “Professor Salam continued to Pakistan Institute of Engineering difficulties in this regard”. provide support to it through his and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), personal participation as well as
2 through arranging sponsorship target, we have started capacity manpower training programs are from international organizations building in design, engineering, essential for any organization, willing to support science in the construction, installation, these are crucial for the nuclear Third World - particularly from the equipment manufacture, fuel technology based skills required by International Centre for Theoretical cycle and manpower training. PAEC, as many doors to Physics at Trieste, Italy, which Currently, China is our partner in collaboration in this field remain incidentally was also founded by the development of our nuclear closed to us. PAEC has, therefore, him” he added. power program, and we are established its own education and greatly indebted to them. To the training centres, which are Dr. Ansar Parvez narrated the other nuclear power plant producing high quality manpower in activities and achievements of the vendors, as well, we say that many sophisticated disciplines”. PAEC to the august gathering of the Pakistan has vast energy needs, College and said “In Pakistan and we would welcome your “It is our manpower, the engineers, Atomic Energy Commission, we are cooperation. But come what scientists and technicians who engaged in multi-faceted programs may, we need to---and will have made us look good. But for that span many areas of vital continue to work towards their competence, commitment and importance to the nation. PAEC's meeting the energy dedication, PAEC would not have mandate is to develop nuclear requirements of our country by achieved any of its goals. I take this technology for the security and building nuclear power plants”. opportunity to thank them all”, prosperity of Pakistan and we Dr.Ansar Parvez stated. commit ourselves to remain “In addition to defense and steadfast and resolute in meeting electrical energy, PAEC has also Dr. Hamid Saleem, Director these objectives” . been contributing to the socio- General, National Centre for economic development of the Physics (the co-host of INSC) in his “From its earliest days, PAEC has nation. We have thirteen nuclear introductory remarks said “ National been involved in the generation of medical centres working Centre for Physics (NCP) has been electricity through nuclear power. throughout the country, and six are established on the pattern of For this purpose, it has established under construction. With your Abdus-Salam International Centre nuclear power plants as well as a support, Mr. Prime Minister, these for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, complex network of R&D centres, centres will continue to provide free Italy, which was founded by a engineering workshops, and service to the poor of our country”. Pakistani Nobe l Laureate Prof. associated fuel cycle technologies”. Abdus Salam. The aim of ICTP is to “Our agricultural and biotechnology act as a bridge for transfer of “PAEC is operating two nuclear centres have been playing an knowledge from developed power plants - KANUPP at Karachi important role in developing crop countries to the developing nations. and C-1 near Mianwali. KANUPP varieties that have higher Likewise, NCP aims to promote was built about four decades ago resistance to disease, mature early, physics research and to develop when few countries ventured into and give higher yields. We have science culture in Pakistan by this technology, let alone a also developed model farms to focusing on collaboration with developing country. The plant has establish efficient water educational and scientific been operating safely, and doing so management techniques and to institutions at national and without any vendor support. On the exploit the land affected by water international level”. other hand, the other operating logging and salinity”. plant, the larger 325 MW C-1 built He paid tributes to the senior with the assistance of Peoples “This is an era of breathtaking scientists of the country Republic of China may turn out to scientific and technological growth. particularly Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad be a precursor to more plants. There are basically two requisites and Dr. Riazuddin for their efforts Of these, C-2 is already under for participation in this progress. in the establishment of National construction and will, Insha-Allah, One is the creation of the scientific Centre for Physics. be commissioned by mid-2011 a and technological infrastructure, few months ahead of schedule”. and the other is the development of The inauguration will be followed by competent scientific and technical a two-week scientific activity in “PAEC has been assigned to manpower”. which wide range of specialized generate 8800 MW of nuclear lectures/discussions will take place. electricity by 2030. To meet this “While goal oriented in-house
3 PAEC's National Centre for Non-destructive Testing (NCNDT) conducts Non-destructive In-service Inspection (ISI) for Condition Assessment of Defective Lean Amine and Amine Booster Pumps Casings at Sawan Gas Field of OMV (Pakistan)
Recently a team of NCNDT visited the 2006, January 2007 and January 2008 obtain preliminary data to enable future Sawan Gas Field of OMV (Pakistan) at to ascertain quantitatively the rate of condition assessment of these casings. District Khairpur, Sindh to ascertain the deterioration level and also to assess During present periodic non- crack growth behavior of the six their fitness for service. As the defective destructive condition re-assessment of defective casings of Lean Amine casings are to remain in-service due to Lean Amine pumps casings and Pumps and of four casings of Amine operational requirements of the plant, condition assessment of casings of Booster Pumps by location and sizing propagation of cracks are being Amine Booster Pumps, NCNDT utilized of surface cracks, determination of monitored periodically by NCNDT ultrasonic testing, thickness through thickness depth, thickness keeping in view the obvious safety measurement, crack depth gauging at location of cracks, concerns. determination of hardness and final measurement, magnetic particle evaluation based on fracture For Casings ofAmine Booster Pumps, it testing, dyepenetrant testing and mechanics. was the first ISI with the purpose to hardness testing methods. NCNDT conducted the first Non- destructive Testing (NDT) on six high pressure cast steel Lean Amine Pumps Casings of Sawan Gas Field in June 2005 to investigate the root cause of initiation and propagation of cracks in the first year of their operation. The follow-up non-destructive in-service inspections of these pump casings Magnetic particle testing of Crack Depth Measurement were carried out in January 2006, July Dyepenetrant Testing of Amine Booster Pumps Casing. of Amine Booster Pumps Lean Amine Pump Casing. Pump Casing. A refresher course on “Handling of Radiation Emergency” at PINSTECH
Health Physics Division, Directorate of Systems & Services, PINSTECH organized a two-day refresher course on "Handling of Radiation Emergency at PINSTECH from 8-9, April 2009. The main objective of the course was to create basic know-how about the handling of site and sector radiation emergency. Despite extreme care by operators, unexpected events may occur, posing risk to the health of workers, general public and the environment. To mitigate the possible consequences of any event that might occur during the Participants of the Course with Course Director, Dr. S. Salman Ahmad, CS, lecturers and other operational life of a nuclear or radiation senior officials of PINSTECH. facility, licensees are responsible for participants out of 44 applicants were The participants very enthusiastically maintaining emergency preparedness. selected. It includes 18 from took part in this activity and showed The course was initially planned for PINSTECH, 08 from sister keen interest in this course. The course Radiation Protection Officers (RPO's) organizations of PINSTECH complex was successfully concluded with the of PINSTECH. But later on, few and 03 from PINSTECH Model College, distribution of certificate by Director nominations from sister organizations Nilore. Science Dr. Jamshed Hussain Zaidi, at PINSTECH complex were also CS, on April 09, 2009 with the hope that The course was inaugurated by DG, invited, who could play some role in the all the participants will disseminate the PINSTECH Engr. Nasrullah Khan Qazi effective handling of such emergency same to their fellows and co-workers in at PINSTECH. Finally, a total 30 on April 08, 2009 and delivered lectures their place of work. by scientists of Heath Physics Division. 4 One-day Workshop on "Management of Gynaecological Tumours" at BINO, Bahawalpur
A one-day workshop on the management of Gynaecological Tumours was organized at PAEC’s BINO cancer hospital, Bahawalpur on 11th April 2009. The aim of this academic event was to stress upon the need for early diagnosis of Gynaecological malignancies. These tumours are almost curable if detected in an early stage. The other objective was to develop interaction amongst various specialities involved in the management of these tumours.
The workshop was a part of the teaching and training programme of PAEC. Eminent specialists from Bahawalpur, Multan, Rahim-Yar Khan and Larkana actively participated in this (L to R) Prof. Dr. Aslam Mehmood Malik, Head of the Gynae. Unit, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, workshop. Prof. Dr. Capt. (Retd.) Ijaz Prof. Dr. Capt. (Retd) Ijaz Ahmed Shah, Principal, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur and Ahmed Shah, Principal, Quaid-e-Azam Dr. Shahab Fatmi, Director, BINO, at the inaugural ceremony of the workshop. Medical College (Q.M.C) Bahawalpur inaugurated the workshop. Dr. Shahab activities of Nuclear Medical Centres and doctors of various specialities, for better Fatmi, Director BINO in his welcome stressed the need for developing close management of gynaecological address highlighted the academic cooperation and interaction among tumours. MINAR Starts Food Support Programme for its Patients
In addition to giving free food to its hospital. It was seen that patients who basic food groups (Atta, Sugar, Lentils, admitted patients, PAEC’s Cancer are admitted for cancer treatment Dry Milk, Tea, Cooking Oil), the patients Hospital MINAR, Multan has gone a progressively use up all resources and will have enough food for many days, step further and the indigent cancer often go to a home where food stocks enabling them to settle-in without the patients are now being given food are severely depleted or even absent. stress of having to find immediate work . supplies after their discharge from the With this programme, that gives out Ph. D. Degree for PAEC Scientist IAEA Fellowship Training of NCNDT Officials Mr. Muhammad Irfaq Khan, Senior Scientist, at Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia)Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Peshawar has Mr. Khurram Shahzad Ahmad, Senior equipment developed by Malaysian been awarded Ph.D. degree by Engineer and Mirza Safeer Ahmad, NuclearAgency (Nuclear Malaysia). Quaid-i-Azam University, Junior Scientist from NCNDT, SES Islamabad. The title of his thesis Directorate attended three month This training is highly beneficial for was "Genetic Studies of Yellow fellowship training in the field of carrying out NDT inspection and for Rust(Puccillia striiformis West.) Resistance and Automatic Ultrasonic Testing. development of Automatic Ultrasonic Yield Components in Bread Wheat (Triticum Fellowship was related to IAEA TC system in Pakistan. aestivum L.)". The research work was Project PAK/4/046 entitled supervised by Prof. Dr. Mir Ajab Khan. The “Development of Capabilities in laboratory experiments on molecular Automatic Ultrasonic and Material genotyping of wheat germplasm for stripe rust Corrosion Testing for Integrity resistant QTLs were conducted at Institute of Assessment”. The fellowship training Biotechnology, JiangsuAcademy ofAgricultural was held at Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Science, Jiangsu, China under the co- Bangi, Malaysia. During the training supervision of Prof. Dr. Ma Hongxiang. The visit fellows worked on Automatic ultrasonic abroad was funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. 5 PAEC's Cancer Hospital NORI signs MoU with Pink Ribbon Campaign
Breast cancer is one of the major killers all over the world. At the same time breast cancer related mortality can be reduced significantly if the disease is detected early and the patient is provided timely and proper treatment. Keeping these facts in mind Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission is constantly endeavoring to fight against this menace. Breast cancer is the commonest malignancy not only as registered at NORI but all over the country and worldwide. Out of every 10 Dr. Abdul Rashid, Member (Biosciences) signing MoU with Pink Ribbon Campaign. new female patients coming to NORI 03 are suffering from breast cancer. Member (Biosciences),Dr. Abdul Member (Biosciences),Dr. Abdul Rashid was the chief guest on the Rashid applauded the services NORI has taken a lead in creating occasion. Mr. Omar Aftab National rendered by thirteen cancer hospitals breast cancer awareness and has run by Pakistan Atomic Energy Coordinator represented Pink Ribbon achieved another milestone by signing Commission. Collaboration with Pink Campaign Pakistan. Dr. Javed Irfan, MoU with PINK RIBBON CAMPAIGN Ribbon Campaign Pakistan will be Director, NORI, gave a presentation on PAKISTAN on 25/05/2009. In this beneficial to our general public. This will the working and achievements of NORI help in educating the public about the connection a simple ceremony was Hospital. significance of early detection and arranged in the auditorium of NORI. treatment of breast cancer.
Computer Training Centre (CTC) organizes a 5-week course on Office Automation
To enhance the technical skills of PAEC 2009 to 03-04-2009 and from 13-04- confidence. The course contents officials (both technical and non- 2009 to 15-05-2009 respectively. contained different modules of technical, officers & staff), different Microsoft Office. A total of thirty five (35) short term courses and workshops are The course was designed to familiarize participants attended the course. arranged by CTC of PAEC's the participants with the use of Director, ICCC Mr. M. Imtiaz Rabbani Instrumentation Control and Computer computers by utilizing the full power of distributed certificates among the Complex (ICCC) in the field of IT from MS Office in the office documents, participants at the end of each session. time to time. Recently CTC conducted a providing them “learning by doing” The participants appreciated the 5-week course on “Office Automation” environment. The participants were for the PAEC HQs personnel importance and need of such training (Administration Staff). The course was equipped with computer skills to work courses towards developing human conducted in two batches from 03-03- more efficiently and with great resource in the Commission. INOR Cancer Awareness Program for Health Staff
PAEC's Institute of Nuclear Medicine campaign, a team headed by Dr. Amjad felt that this campaign will be quite Oncology and Radiotherapy (INOR) Aziz Khan, Director, INOR delivered successful increating awareness Abbottabad is the latest amongst the lecture to LHV and Women health about cancer, its early detection & also 13 medical centres of PAEC throughout workers at Mansehra on 6th April 2009. about the facilities present at INOR, the length & breadth of the country. It is Almost 120 LHVs & Women Health Abbotabad fully equipped with latest equipment Workers attended this lecture that was both in the field of Nuclear Medicine & followed by lively question-answer Radiotherapy and has a wide session. Then on 7th April 2009 a similar catchments area. In order to create programme was arranged for LHVs at awareness about early detection of Abbottabad. Almost 40 LHVs attended cancer specially breast cancer and to & then on 10th April 2009 for medical give insight of INOR, so that, the officers under EDO Health, facilities at INOR should be utilized Abbottabad. Thirty doctors attended fully, a campaign to deliver lectures to the session. lady health workers & medical doctors was launched in collaboration with Keeping in view theturnout, zeal and EDO Health Mansehra, Abbottabad enthusiasm shown during question, Dr. Amjad Aziz Khan, Director, INOR delivering lecture to LHVs and Women health workers. and Haripur. In the first leg of this answer session by doctors & LHVs, it is 67 Visit of Member abroad entitled "Strengthening of disposal and development of safety Infrastructure for Development and case. H Dr. Abdul Rashid, Member Safety Assessment of Radioactive (Biosciences), PAEC participated in Waste Disposal Facilities" Visit of Foreigners to Pakistan Steering Coordination Meeting- H Responding to the Trans-Boundary iii)Technical meeting on "Training in Mr. Robert W. Gibson, Director Trade & Threat of Wheat Black Stem Rust and Demonstration of Waste Investment, UK visited NIBGE, (ugb99) held at Vienna, Austria from Disposal Technologies in 04-08 May, 2009. Underground Research Facilities- PAEC Engineer awarded Ph.D. An IAEA Network of Centres of Degree Assignments of PAEC Experts Excellence", in LA Grande Motte, Abroad France from 22-24April, 2009. Mr. Javed Iqbal, Principal Engineer, Directorate of H Mr. Ahmad Mumtaz, Senior Director, This IAEA project addresses the need for all Member States with developing Nuclear Power Applied Systems Analysis Division Engineering Structures (ASAD), PAEC, Islamabad civilian nuclear technologies to have understanding of the requirements and (DNPES), Islamabad has participated as Lecturer in the been declared successful methodologies for radioactive waste Regional (AFRA) Training Course on for award of Ph.D. degree disposal with particular emphasis on How to Formulate National Energy in the field of Structural Engineering by Plans and Strategies held at Accra, the underground disposal. University of Engineering & Ghana from 04-08 May, 2009. H Mr. Safdar AIi, Principal Scientist, Technology, Taxila. He accomplished his research work on "Effects of an Waste Management Division, H Syed Raza Akhlaq, Principal External Explosion on a Concrete Directorate General of National Engineer, Mr. Shahid Mahmood Structure" under the supervision of Repository (DGNFC), Islamabad, Malik, Principal Engineer and Syed Prof. Dr. Saeed Ahmad. He presented participated in the IAEA technical Yasir Akhtar, Senior Engineer, results of his research work in six meeting on "Practical Karachi Nuclear Power Complex international conferences. He (KNPC), Karachi undertook Mission Implementation of Safety organized a special session on as National Consultants for Expert Assessment Methodologies in the "Analysis & Design of Civilian Mission EM-065-to Review Context of Safety Case for near Structures against Terrorist Attacks" in Emergency Operating Procedures Surface Facility (PRISM)", Vienna, international Disaster & Risk Developed by KANUPP at IAEA Austria from 30 March to 03 April Conference which took place in Davos, Headquarters, Vienna, Austria from 2009. PRISM is a new international Switzerland from August 25 to August 18-22 May, 2009 under Project- project with objectives to share 29, 2008. He has ten international Improving Safety Features of experiences and communicate good publications to his credit. KANUPP. practices concerning:- H i) The components and expectations of Ph.D. Degree for PAEC Scientist Mr. Manzur Hussain, Chief Engineer, the Safety Case and their evolution Director Waste Management, over the life cycle of a near-surface Mr. Shan Elahi, Senior Directorate General of National radioactive waste disposal facility . Scientist, Centre for Repository (DGNFC), Islamabad, Nuclear Medicine participated in the following activities ii) Decision making at different stages in the facility life cycle, using the (CENUM), Mayo Hospital, of IAEA:- Lahore has been declared Safety Case. i) Technical meeting on "International successful for award of Low-Level Waste Disposal Network H Mr. M. Siddique Ahmad, Senior Ph.D. degree in the (DISPONET)", Vienna,Austria, from Scientist, Waste Management subject of Chemistry by 15 to 16 April 2009. The main goal of Division, Directorate General of the University of the Punjab, Lahore DISPONET is to support low level National Repository (DGNFC), vide Notification No. Ph.D/34/2009 dated 20th April, 2009. He carried out his waste disposal via a prompt, open Islamabad, participated in the IAEA research work entitled "A longitudinal and efficient transfer and exchange technical meeting on "International study of iodine deficiency and thyroid of knowledge gained through Project on Demonstrating the Safety autoimmunity in normal pregnant learning from the experience of of Geological Disposal (GEOSAF)", women and their effect on maternal and others. Vienna, Austria, 09-13 March, 2009. neonatal thyroid function" under the ii) National expert mission, Vienna, IAEA has initiated the International supervision of Professor Dr. Saeed Austria, 17 April 2009. To discuss on Project GEOSAF to examine the Ahmad Nagra, Director, Institute of implementation of remaining evolution of arguments, Chemistry, University of the Punjab, activities of IAEA-PAEC TC Project assessments and supporting Lahore. Mr. Shan Elahi (cenum2000 PAK/3/011 entitled "Strengthening evidence developed to provide a @yahoo.com) has 12 research papers the Infrastructure for the reasonable level of assurance of to his credit including 3 published in Management of Radioactive Waste safety. The main aim of GEOSAF is international journals. He has also in Pakistan". To revise work plan of to work towards harmonization of presented his research work in 4 IAEA-PAEC TC Project PAK/9/032 approaches worldwide to international and 6 national demonstrate the safety of geological conferences held in Pakistan. 7 Chairman, PAEC visits A.E. Minerals Centre, Lahore
Chairman, PAEC, Dr. Ansar Parvez was presented by Director General Processing Dept. of Atomic Energy visited Atomic Energy Minerals Centre Exploration, Sr. Director, Mining Minerals Centre and discussed various (AEMC), Lahore on 16 May 2009. Projects and Project Managers. He was technical matters with scientists and apprised about the Uranium engineers. He held meeting with Member (Fuel Exploration Programme & Mining Cycle), Mr. Muhammad Naeem, Projects in Pakistan and the Director General, Exploration, Mirza achievements made. Zafar-ul-Islam and Sr. Director Mining, Chairman appreciated the role of Mr. Nasir Ali Qamar and discussed the Mineral Sector of PAEC for the search pivotal role of Mineral Sector of PAEC in and exploitation of uranium ore. its programme. He then chaired a briefing session. The detailed briefing He also visited the Laboratories & Ore NIFA Releases a New Wheat Variety NIFA-Bathoor-08
PAEC's Nuclear Institute for Food and grains, with high protein and gluten Agriculture (NIFA), Peshawar is known contents, are bold and have attractive for its contribution to wheat production amber colour. in the country through releasing 4 high yielding varieties. In 2008, 5th variety in The variety has a yield advantage of 5- the series has been got approved by 20% over present-day varieties in the name of “NIFA-Bathoor-08”. The NWFP with an average yield of 4.0, 3.4 variety has been approved by and 3.7 tonnes/ha across 42 locations Provincial Seed Council in its 29th under normal and late planting and meeting held on November 18, 2008 for combined performance under both general cultivation in the irrigated areas conditions during 2005-06. In NWFP, it of NWFP. gave highest grain yield of 4.5 tonnes/ha. The new variety is high yielding, This variety has been developed by Tila resistant to leaf and stripe rust, broadly Mohammad, Mohammad Irfaq Khan, adapted and has good roti making Dr. Fazle Subhan, Dr. Sajjad Haider quality. With an acceptable plant height andAbdul Jabbar Khan. of 95-105cm and stronger stem, the plants of NIFA-Bathoor-08 are Newly released wheat variety “NIFA-Bathoor-08”. sufficiently resistant to lodging. The
A milestone achieved by IAEA Fellow Training at Nuclear Medicine & KANUPP Fueling Machines PET Department, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Owing to extreme hard work of fuel Dr. Asif Jielani, SMO was awarded oncological, infective, and informative th handling engineers and staff, KANUPP IAEA fellowship training from 12 disease processes. th Fueling Machines achieved the January 2009 to 9 February 2009 for milestone by safely performing the one month at Nuclear Medicine and Special training was given for white cell fueling of 15000th reactor channel on PET Department, Singapore General labeling procedure and imaging. White May 13, 2009. The fueling of 14000th Hospital (SGH), Singapore. cell labeling scan will be soon started at reactor channel was completed on July PAEC’s Cancer Hospital (INOR), During his fellowship, he was trained 30, 2007. Since then, fueling is being Abbottabad. under the supervision of Dr. Saber performed safely and without any Osmany and Dr. Sydney Lu in nuclear forced unavailability of plant due to medicine procedures on the state-of- fueling machines. the-art equipment. He was also trained in FDG PET-CT/SPECT-CT of
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