Alexander Solodov and Philip BeeleyNuclear Engineering Department, Khalifa University

Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute

Khalifa University Initiatives in Human

Resource Development for the UAE Nuclear

Energy Program

UAE Nuclear Power Program

Source: The National (thenational.ae)Source: KEPCO

Khalifa University

• Established on 13 February 2007by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE

• Born of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

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• Nuclear Engineering Department

– 10 Faculty Members (Aug 2016)

– Graduate program, MSc and PhD

– Undergraduate minor for Electrical and Industrial Engineering students

• 19 MSc graduates

• 10 Current MSc students

• 2 PhD students

• Research Focus

– Reactor Design and Analysis

– Nuclear Materials Science

– Nuclear Instrumentation and Control, Human Factors

– Nuclear Environmental and Waste Management

– Nuclear Safeguards and Security

Nuclear Engineering Department

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MSc in Nuclear Engineering Curriculum

• GNEII is designed to be:

– A regionally based institute for development of human

resource capability

– A part of nuclear energy 3S (safety, safeguards &

security) infrastructure for development & education in

a regional context

– A strategic effort to develop a responsible nuclear

energy culture in future program decision-makers

***Not intended to train nuclear engineers or operators, intended instead to educate

and prepare future leaders of region’s nuclear energy programs

Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute (GNEII)

GNEII is a Strategic Partnership

UAE PARNTERS

Under the sponsorship of and implemented by:

• Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research

With Support from• The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR)

• The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)

• Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA)

US PARNTERS

Under the sponsorship of:

• DOE/NNSA – International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement Program

(INSEP) & International Nuclear Security department (INS)

• DOS/CTR – Partnership for Nuclear Security (PNS)

Implemented by:• Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

• Texas A&M University (TAMU)

GNEII Background

GNEII Fellows (Summary)

Total Fundamentals Course Alumni: 99 (103); UAE - 86

Year# UAE Fellows # Non-UAE

Fellows

Yearly

TotalCountries Represented

ENEC FANR CICPA

2011 4 5 1 0 10 UAE

2012 3 9 2 8 18 (22)iUAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,

Qatar, Jordan

2013 4 6 3 7 20UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar

2014 6 3 3 0 12 UAE

2015 7 4 5 2 18 UAE, Jordan

2016 2 16 3 0 21 UAE

TOTAL 26 43 17 13 (17)i 99 5

iDue to modular structure of the course in 2012 not all international participants were able to finish all required

modules because of the travel restrictions.

• Signed 21 September

2010

• To establish an e-

Learning Portal

• Asian Network for

Education in Nuclear

Technology (ANENT)

Khalifa University – IAEA Practical Arrangement

Using IAEA LMS System at Khalifa University

IAEA Nuclear Energy Management School 2012, 2015, 2017(KU

Regional Hub)

NEM Closing

Ceremony 2015

Site Visit to Barakah

NPP

KU NucEng Simulator

SHUKRAN