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Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission ANNUAL REPORT 2000 - 2001 ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001 PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION In pursuance of provisions of Section 15(b) of PAEC Ordinance 1965, the Annual Report for the year 2000-2001 has been compiled, which offers concise description of tasks achieved, and status of ongoing efforts pertaining to FAEC programme. On the occasion of presentation of this report, the Commission is pleased to avail it• self of this opportunity for putting on record its profound appreciation for the dedicated ser• vices rendered by all the engineers, scientists, technicians and administrative and financial personnel toward FAEC work assignments. (Shahid Ahmed Syed) Secretary Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Islamabad CONTENTS Highlights 1 Nuclear Power 6 Physical Sciences & Engineering 13 Bio-Sciences 20 Nuclear Minerals 34 Human Resource Development 37 Projects 39 International Relations 41 Finance 44 Publications 46 HIGHLIGHTS NUCLEAR POWER Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) During the period from July 200C to June 2001, KANUPP generated 311.60 GWh, which raised the cumu• lative generation since Net Power Date (NPD), to 10.008.14 GWh. The total on-line time of turbo generator was 4,081.32 hours, raising the cu• mulative running time upto 30lh June 2001 to 142,777.85 hours. The gross capacity and availability factors were 25.96% & 46.59% respectively. Life• time average figures for these are 28 65% and 55.74% respectively. Mr. Parvez Butt addressing the format inauguration ceremony of CHASNUPP Sludge lancing of all the six Steam Generators (SGs) was carried out at mained 59.25% whereas average Pakistan for the Year 2000. This ef• KANUPP satisfactorily as per sched• plant availability factor was 64.9%.A fort involved not only the data on nu• ule in collaboration with M/S Re• total of thirteen (13) planned and clear power in Pakistan but also a search Institute of Nuclear Power unplanned outages have been han• broad picture of trie energy/electricity Operation (RINPO), China. dled by CNPP since plant accep• sector of the country. tance. Mr Milorad Dusic, IAEA Technical Institute for Officer for TC project "Improve CNPP maintenance personnel exe• Nuclear Power (INUP) Safety Features of KANUPP cuted a large number of major and (ISFoK)" visited KANUPP from 09 - minor maintenance jobs during INUP vigorously pursued its activities 12 April, 2001 to finalize requirement these outages. to gain full indigenous capabilities in of expert missions for 20C1 to 2002. the fields of core design, Incore fuel CHASNUPP management has been management, accident analysis, fuel Chashma Nuclear Power Plant effectively implementing its policies, design and development and safety (CHASNUPP) goals and objectives for safe and analysis for pressurized water and reliable operation of the Plant en• research reactors. Chashma Nuclear Power Plant suring the safety and health of pub• achieved full power operation for the lic and plant personnel besides pro• Technical cooperation and support frst time on Aug. 21. 2000 and tecting the environment was also extended to other PAEC started its commercial operation on establishments in the above fields Sep. 15, 2000. Provisional accep• Applied Systems and in the areas of software develop• tance of the Plant was acquired on Analysis Group (ASAG) ment for loose parts monitoring and Sep. 25. 2000. The plant was for• vibration measurement analysis. mally inaugurated on March 29. The Group remained involved in the 2001. analysis of economic, financial and environmental issues in the energy/ PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND From July 2000-June 2001, electricity sector development with CHASNUPP generated a total of particular emphasis on the nuclear ENGINEERING 1685.61 GWh of electric energy power option. which raised the cumulative genera• Reactor Operation tion to 1706.802 GWh. The total on The Group continued its analysis of the electricity generation costs of pri• line time of turbine-generator was Pakistan Research Reactor-1 vate and public sector organizations 5678 hours. (PARR-1) was operated for 523 in Pakistan to assist PAEC in tariff hours including 356 hours of opera• negotiations with other organizations. The cumulative on line time since tion at full power and 3455 MWrt of ASAG contributed in updating the gnd connection was 5940 hours. energy was produced. Country Nuclear Power Profile of Average plant capacity factor re• I Nine hundred and four capsules con• taining various samples were irradi• ated. Research Reactor-2(PARR-2) was operated for 102 hours and 862 samples were irradiated. Reactor Experiments Vibration analysis of primary and secondary cooling systems of PARR- 1 was performed and primary system was found satisfactory. Plasma Physics Formation of quiet auroral arcs has been studied showing that in the presence of parallel current magne- Level measurement being carried out with neutron tospheric Alfven waves can decouple Backscatter Gauge at PINSTECH into an electrostatic and electromag• netic mode linearly at ionospheric level. A model set of non-linear after the successful demonstration of (810mCi), Na-24 (205mCi), P-32 equations has been proposed to first prototype Laser Land Leveler (87mCi), MIBG <60mCi). La-140, Sr- study the short scale auroral density model 001. All electronic cards and 90. Ba-133, Cs-137 for medical and cavities. most of its mechanical components industrial applications was continued were designed and fabricated indige• throughout the year .Nine in-vivo di• A set of non linear equations for nously. agnostic kits, DTP A, MDP, MIBI. electron-positron-ion plasma with Heptagluconate, Phytate, DMSA. sheared flow has been derived. A new and accurate software was DISIDA. MAG-3, Pyrophosphate developed for the analysis of the hy- worth Rs.5.69 millions were pro• High Temperature perfine spectroscopic data of various duced and supplied to Nuclear Medi• Superconductivity elements taken with Dye Ring Laser cal Centers. All the batches, were pumped by Argon-ion laser. subjected to quality control tests.Fifty Electronic transport mechanism of eight consignments of Tc-99m gen• Fe doped colossal magneto resis• erators (PAKGEN) (150mCi) each To protect the optics of CO: laser tance material LaoesCoasMni.xFexC^ from overheating, water-cooled were sent to Nuclear Medical Cen• has been investigated. In order to flanges were designed and fabri• tres from July to September, 2000 for study the effects of dopant on cated. Availability and manufacturing clinical evaluation All the generators RuS^GdCujOs in which ferromag- feasibility of various leveler compo• showed good performance. netism and superconductivity coex• nents was thoroughly explored from ist, materials with doping of Sn, Pb the local market for mass production Applied Health Physics and Ge have been synthesised by of the system. solid-state reaction. Radiation protection services were Mass Spectrometry provided at PARR-1. PARR-II, 1-131 Production plant and at other radio• Fast Neutron Physics active/radiochemical laboratories at IAEA project "Isotopic and hydro- the Institute. Seven hundred and chemical study of the effect of tan• The facility for Prompt Gamma Neu• sixty four consignments of radioac• nery effluents on groundwater quality tron Activation Analysis has been es• tive material/radiation sources were in Kasur area" and PSF pro- tablished at through tube of PARR-1. authorized for safe transportation jecf'Determination of lateral and ver• Bi neutron filter was installed inside to within and out side PINSTECH. the in pile collimator and shielding of tical penetration of canal water in Re- lead and wax was modified. Anti chna Doab using environmental iso• compton/pair spectrometer was in• topes" were completed. Radioactive Waste stalled and testing of the electronics Management was carried out. Radioisotope 1018m" low-level liquid waste having & beta/gamma activity of about 1653 Laser Studies Radiopharmaceutical Cold Kits MBq was disposed off after neces• & Production sary treatment. Medium-level waste Application collected was stored in interim stor• Production and supply of radioiso• age facility.16.278m3 low-level solid Second operational model 002 of la• topes 1-131 (92Ci), Tc-99m (10Ci), waste having short-lived beta/ ser land leveler has been completed Cr-51 (2Ci), Rb-86 (1Ci), Br-82 2 gamma emitting radionuclides was SOIL BIOLOGY ENTOMOLOGY properly packed and disposed off in the engineered trench. A joint PAEC/PARC research project A new laboratory for trie rearing of on salt tolerance in commercial varie• parasitoids, Trichogramma chilonis Post disposal monitoring of radioac• ties of sunflower and wheat was initi• at Fauji Sugar Mills, Khoski, was es• tive waste disposal area was carried ated. tablished. Two technicians were out by taking samples from bore• trained in parasitoid rearing at the holes. Studies on nutrient status of salt af• bio-control laboratory of NIA, Tando fected soils showed adequacy of K. jam. With the establishment of this AGRICULTURE However, in pot experiments wheat laboratory at Badin, the bio-control responded positively to K application. programme has been expanded in & Total P requirement of wheat could be three districts of Sindh. Construction BIOLOGY applied in a single dose. of another laboratory at Matiari Sugar Mills, district Hyderabad is also in pro• Wheat SOIL SCIENCE gress. Provincial Seed Council recom• mended the variety, Marvi-2000 de• Three field experiments were con• veloped by NIA, for release in the ducted under IAEA Research Con• FOOD TECHNOLOGY Province of Sindh. tract on "Improving crop productivity in rain-fed areas" at NIFA as well as Effect of irradiation (1-5 kGy) on poultry, meat and fish was studied Marvi-2000 is endowed with high at the farmer fields. The result re• vealed that the tillage ,in general , using the "Comet Assay" Technique. grain yield, early maturity, disease Higher radiation dose resulted in in• resistance and good baking quality. improved the yield of wheat and chickpea. creased number of cells with large Its earliness makes it suitable for all DNA migration. cropping systems. Marvi has yield potential of more than 7 t/ha in the Water use efficiency was improved Most of the free fatty acids (FFA) cotton belt of Sindh.
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