PM Addressing on the Occasion

PM addressing on the occasion.

1 Speaking on the occasion, Chairman, PAEC, Mr. Anwar Ali said “Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission owes its success to its excellent human resource, most of which has received education and training in our own institutions-with PIEAS being the mainstay of our training programme. The graduates of PIEAS now form the backbone of the PAEC programmes. PAEC’s educational programme also supplements the much more extensive programme of higher education and training undertaken by the government under which HEC is sending hundreds of young scholars abroad for higher education. PAEC is also benefiting from its programmes. Already, more than 90 PAEC scientists have gone abroad under various HEC schemes”. Prime Minister awarding certificate of distinction to a student .

Prime Minister awarding certificate of distinction to a student.

Keynote address by Maj. Gen. (R) Khalid Mushtaq, Member (Administration) in the opening session of the training course. PAEC-IAEA Seminar on Environment Climate Change Scenario Threatening Urgent Mitigating Measures Imperative: Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad

Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad addressing the inaugural session of a 3-day seminar on “Recent Advances in Environmental Science and Management. Sitting (L to R) Dr. Shahida Waheed,Course Coordinator,Dr. Mustanser Jehangir, D.G. PINSTECH , Dr. Liaquat Hussain, IAEA representative and Dr. Ansar Parvez, Member (Science), PAEC.

Global climate change scenario of useful data on climate change and multinational participation in various resulting, among other adverse effects, has successfully come up with various scientific initiatives at global level for in global warming, is threatening for climate modeling of the region. the last six, seven years and with the human survival and needs urgent quality of input by Pakistan, he saw attention of the world community for He paid tributes to Pakistan Atomic future of science bright in the country. mitigation. Energy Commission (PAEC) for its efforts in excellent work in environment Earlier, Dr. Mustanser Jehangir, D.G. This was stated by Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, in collaboration with world bodies on PINSTECH and Dr. Shahida Waheed, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, the subject. Nuclear techniques are Course Coordinator of the seminar, while inaugurating a three-day seminar extremely effective tools for presented details on various projects titled “Recent Advances in environmental monitoring enabling the initiated by PAEC in environmental Environmental Science and managers to devise solutions of the studies. Management” on April 11, 2007. The problem. seminar was jointly organized by This three-day seminar was preceded Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission To a question by the media on the by a three-day workshop involving (PAEC) and International Atomic useful role of nuclear energy for interaction between known scientists of EnergyAgency (IAEA). stemming the global warming, he said the world on the subject. nuclear energy has an important role to He said that in view of the importance of play as it does not generate green the climate change and its impact on house gases, which are chiefly Pakistan's agriculture, food and water responsible for global warming. resources, Prime Minister has Ph.D. Degree for KNPC constituted a high powered committee Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Liaquat Engineer comprising of Minister for Food and Hussain, a US based scientist of Agriculture, Minister for Water and Pakistani origin, who was participating Mr. Ahmad Hussain, Power, Minister for Science and in the seminar as representative of Principal Engineer, Technology, Minister for Environment, IAEA, said that he was impressed with Deputy Chairman, Planning KANUPP Institute of the PINSTECH Programme and its Nuclear Power Engineering Commission and Special Advisor to the capabilities for environmental (KINPOE), KNPC, Karachi Prime Minister. The committee has the monitoring and diagnosis. He said, mandate to study the effects of this apart from PINSTECH Programme, he has been awarded Ph.D. phenomenon and propose remedial was also the pioneering member of a degree in Mechanical measures. SUPARCO initiative for studying the Engineering in the year 2006. reasons for the winter smog in Dr. Ahmad pursued his Ph.D. studies Parallel to this effort, the government Pakistan and neighboring India. on Commonwealth Scholarship at the has created a Global Change Impact Department of Thermo Fluid Study Centre (GCISC) which is working Dr. Liaquat Hussain stated that Engineering, Universiti Teknologi since 2003 and is now generating a lot Pakistan has enhanced its Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.

5 KINPOE Convocation 2007 Contd. from P-8. Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the implementation of this domain,"the Commission has evolved has rated our PIEAS institute as project". more than 58 high yield crop varieties numberone Engineering institute of through research and development Pakistan, he said. Vice Chancellor, NED University of and more rigorous efforts are being Engineering and Technology, Engineer made to further increase farm A message of Sindh Governor, Dr. Abul Kalam conferred Degrees of productivity ". Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, was also read He mentioned that PAEC has Master of Nuclear Power Engineering out on his behalf by Member Power developed a model Drip Irrigation on 82 graduates of Karachi Institute of PAEC, Zia-ul-Hasan Siddiqui. System (DIS) which saves precious Nuclear Power Engineering while the Appreciating the multi-disciplinary irrigation water in addition to enhancing Chairman PAEC awarded medals and programme of PAEC, he commended production by means of timely delivery merit certificates to first three position its efforts in various socio- economic of water to crops and plants. This holders of batches XI and XII. programme is extendable in future. domains including defence. The Governor's message reads: In his introductory address, Director He added that the Prime Minister has “Nuclear Power is of vital importance KINOPE, Khalid Mahmood Bukhari already announced Rs. 15 billion to Pakistan to alleviate the energy informed that genesis of the institute programme for drip irrigation system in problems. It is an attractive source of dates back to 1973. Karachi Nuclear the country and PAEC will be taking the electricity because of its Power Training Center (KNPTC) lead in this field. Apart from KINPOE, environmentally benign nature. I offering one year training course in PAEC has established Pakistan fully appreciate and support your Nuclear Power Engineering. It started commitment to develop nuclear Institute ofEngineering and Applied two-year MSc Nuclear Power power and achieve target of 8800 Sciences (PIEAS) at Islamabad, a Engineering Degree programme since MW. I am also very happy to know Nuclear Training Center at 1993. The Institute has so far churned that another plant in Karachi is being CHASNUPP, a Computer Training out 328 MSc graduates, 322 post- Center at Federal Capital and a planned to be built adjacent to graduate diploma holders including Graduate Programme at Bio- KANUPP. I assure you the fullest 1282 skilled technicians. technology Institute Faisalabad. cooperation of Government of Sindh

PAEC’s Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA) Organizes 25th AnnualFarmers’ Day Gathering

Farmers' Day is a regular event of PAEC's Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA) Tando Jam which is organized almost every year with the prime objective to disseminate technologies to the growers of Sindh province. This year, it was celebrated on 7th March, 2007 as its 25th appearance. Dr. Ansar Parvez, Member Science, PAEC was the chief guest on this occasion. Before start of the function, he had a detailed visit to the laboratories where he Dr. Ansar Parvez, Member (Science) PAEC (first from right) addressing the Farmers’ Day 2007 gathering. discussed on-going research activities with the scientists. Khursheed Hussain Shah, Director, The participants appreciated NIA for its Later on, he visited the experimental NIA welcomed the participants and significant contribution in the field of farm along with the Director, NIA and highlighted the achievements of NIA. agriculture. Dr. Ansar Parvez, Member, met the growers who were gathered in The Institute has not only evolved high Science, addressed the gathering. He large number to view the performance yielding varieties of important crops but appreciated the scientists and the of different wheat varieties released by has also introduced various growers for developing close contacts NIA from time to time. During the techniques, methodologies to enhance with each other . proceedings of the Farmers' Day, Syed the crop productivity.

6 Chairman's Assignment Thompson visited Karachi Nuclear the implementation of the radiation Abroad Power Complex (KNPC) and PAEC protection programme in the country. Mr. Anwar Ali, Chairman, PAEC HQ, Islamabad from 5-8 February, (v) Mr. Marco Gasparini (Italy ), IAEA attended, as Governor from Pakistan, 2007 to deliver Presentation on Staff Member and Mr. Louis Mark Meeting of the IAEA Board of KANUPP SafetyAnalysis Report. Collenette Dutton (UK), IAEA Expert Governors held at Vienna, Austria from (ii) Five IAEA Experts carried out carried out Mission from 05-09 March, 5-9 March, 2007. Mission at KNPC, Karachi from 2007 at PNRA, Islamabad for Task: 12-16 February, 2007 for the Task: Preparatory Meeting for PSAR Review Assignment of PAEC Experts Ageing Management Assessment of K2/K3 under TC Project Further Abroad Team(AMAT)-Follow-up Mission under Improvement of Regulatory Project Improving Safety Features of Performance for the Pakistan Nuclear (i) Mr. Riaz Ahmed Wahed, Principal Karachi Nuclear Power Plant : RegulatoryAuthority. Scientist, NIAB, Faisalabad carried out an IAEA Expert Pre-Project and Fact (vi) Four IAEA Experts Team carried Mr. Takeyuki Inakagi (Japan), IAEA out Mission at PNRA, Islamabad for Finding Mission at the Supreme Staff Member Council for Environment & Natural Task: Workshop on the Periodic Safety Mr. Liviu N. Delcea (Romania), IAEA Review Requirements for the Reserves, Doha, Qatar from 29 Expert January, 2007 to 02 February, 2007 Chashma-1 NPP under TC Project Mr. John Chooneon Jin (Republic of Further Improvement of Regulatory under Project Improving Agricultural Korea), IAEAExpert Production in Saline Land / Area in Performance for the Pakistan Nuclear Mr. Tamas Janos Katona (Hungary), RegulatoryAuthority: Qatar. IAEAExpert Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Choudhry, (ii) Mr. Dongsik Kang (Republic of Ms. Toth Csilla (Hungary ) (IAEA Staff Deputy Chief Engineer, PINSTECH, Korea), IAEAExpert Member) 12-14 March , 2007 Islamabad carried out Mission as an Mr. Heinz Peter Berg (Germany ) IAEA Expert at Manila, Philippines for (iii) Six Members IAEA Experts Team (IAEA Expert) 12-16 March, 2007 Installation of Tritium Enrichment Mission visited KNPC, Karachi from Mr. Man-Wong Kim (Republic of System from 29 January 16 February. 19-28 February, 2007 for the Task: Korea) (IAEA Expert)12-16 March, 2007. IAEA PROSPER Mission-Peer 2007 (iii) Mr. Ghulam Rasul Athar, Principal Review of the Effectiveness of the Mr. Vojtech Kotyza (Czech Scientist, Applied Systems Analysis Operating Experience Programme of Republic)(IAEA Expert) 12-16 Division, PAEC, Islamabad carried out KANUPP under Project Improving March, 2007 assignment at IAEATraining Course on Safety Features of Karachi Nuclear (vii) Ms. Spencer Lopes Maria MESSAGE Methodology held at Power Plant: Madelina (Senegal), IAEA Staff Sanaa, Yemen from 10-21, February, Member carried out Mission at NIFA, 2007. Mr. Robert Charles Nichols (UK) Peshawar from 19-24 March, 2007 for (iv) Dr. Javed Anver Qureshi, Deputy (IAEAStaff Member) the Task: (i) to Assist in Assessing the Chief Scientist, NIBGE, Faisalabad Mr. Dian Zahradka (Slovakia) (IAEA present status of the Project carried out assignment as an IAEA Expert) PAK/5/044-Improvement of Drought Expert to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from Mr. Yuri Martynenko (Russian Tolerance in Chickpea through 24 February 09 March, 2007 for Task: Federation) (IAEAExpert) Induced Mutations (ii) to participate in Review of Molecular Techniques for the Mr. Ling Jianqun (People's Republic Reviewing the Project Framework and Detection of HBV & HCV under Project of China) (IAEAExpert) Work Plan for up-coming years Quality Assurance Programme for Mr. Brian Small (UK) (IAEAExpert) including needs in capacity building Molecular-based Diagnosis of Mr. Xavier Bernard Bruls (France) (Scientific Visits, Fellowships and Infectious Diseases. (IAEAExpert) Expert Visits) and (iii) Acquisition and (v) Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Choudhry, (iv) Mr. Sujit Dey (Australia), working status of all important Deputy Chief Engineer, PINSTECH, Programme Management Officer for equipment. Islamabad is currently undertaking TC Projects on Radiation Protection in (viii) Three Member Team comprising assignment as an IAEA Expert at Asia, IAEA, Vienna (Austria) carried out the following IAEA Experts carried out Isotope Hydrology Section, IAEA, Mission at PNRA, Islamabad from 12- Mission from 26-30 March, 2007 at Vienna (Austria) from 01 March to 15 16 February, 2007 under Project- PNRA, Islamabad for Task: National July, 2007. Strengthening National Regulator Seminar on Safety Analysis in Support (vi) Mr. Asghar Ali Khan, Advisor, Infrastructure for the Control of of Event Investigation, (Precursor, NCNDT, PAEC Islamabad carried Radiation Sources to discuss Transient and Root Cause Analysis) out Project Management Mission as an implementation of the Regional under TC Project Further Improvement IAEA Expert at Supreme Council Radiation Protection Projects to of Regulatory Performance for the for the Environment and Natural introduce the new approved Radiation Pakistan Nuclear RegulatoryAuthority: Reserves, Doha, Qatar from Protection Projects for 2007-2008 TC 11-15 March, 2007. Cycle; to prioritize the activities and the Mr. Milorad Dusic, (Slovenia), IAEA Assignment of IAEA Experts action that need to be taken by Staff Member Pakistan and the Agency for the in Pakistan Mr. Dorian Scott Conger, (USA), ongoing year under the active IAEAExpert (i) A two-member Team of Nuclear Radiation Protection Projects and; to Mr. Ivan Vrbanic, (Croatia), IAEA Safety Solution comprising Dr. Kee seek the necessary commitments for Expert Kwong Fug and Jhon Walter

7 KINPOE Convocation 2007 Nuclear Energy vital, attractive option for Pakistan Government of Sindh to extend full cooperation to PAEC for installation of new nuclear power plants PAEC contribution to socio-economic domain laudable: Governor Sindh 8800 MW Nuclear Power Target well within our reach: Chairman, PAEC

8,800 MW Nuclear Power target assigned to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) is well within our reach by 2030. Six sites are being studied throughout the country for location of these plants. We are in active contact with multiple sources and friends for negotiations to execute the programme.

This was stated by Chairman PAEC, Mr. Anwar Ali while talking to media after convocation 2007 of the KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering held on Thursday, March 29,2007.

He said that the estimated capacity of each plant would be 1000 MW, as the joint maintenance and operations of the plants is easy and economical, if they are of similar size.

He said that Karachi was likely to get more nuclear power plants in the neighborhood of existing KANUPP. Mr. Anwar Ali, Chairman, PAEC presiding the KINPOE Con vocation . Sitting (L to R) Dr. Khalid Mehmood When enquired about the schedule of Bukhari, Director, KINPOE, Mr. Anwar Ali, Chairman, PAEC, Engineer Abul Kalam, Vice Chancellor, NED University, Mr. Zia ul Hasan Siddiqui, Member (Power), PAEC and Mr. Waqar Murtza Butt, D.G. KANUPP.

initiating work on these plants, he said that all the preliminary preparatory work was afoot and it is hoped that site works would commence within few years.

To another question regarding the country's own resources for construction and installation of nuclear power plants, he replied that our self-reliance programme was moving forward.

When asked about other socio-economic contributions made by the PAEC, he replied, “PAEC is operating 13 Cancer Hospitals across the country, where more than 350,000 patients benefit annually and six more such units were under construction with emphasis to ensure provision of effective medical facilities to people of remote areas".

Earlier, in his welcome address to the convocation, the Chairman pointed out that in agriculture Mr. Anwar Ali, Chairman, PAEC awarding certificate of distinction to a student. Seen in the middle is Dr. Khalid Mahmood Bukhari, Director, KINPOE, Karachi. Contd. on P-6.