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PM addressing on the occasion.

Prime Minister awarding certificate of distinction to a student .

Prime Minister awarding certificate of distinction to a student.

Speaking on the occasion, Chairman,PAEC, Mr. Anwar Ali said “PakistanAtomic Energy Commission owes itssuccess to its excellent humanresource, most of which has receivededucation and training in our owninstitutions-with PIEAS being themainstay of our training programme.The graduates of PIEAS now form thebackbone of the PAEC programmes.PAEC’s educational programme alsosupplements the much moreextensive programme of highereducation and training undertaken bythe government under which HEC issending hundreds of young scholarsabroad for higher education. PAEC isalso benefiting from its programmes.Already, more than 90 PAEC scientistshave gone abroad under various HECschemes”.

Keynote address by Maj. Gen. (R) Khalid Mushtaq, Member (Administration)in the opening session of the training course.

multinational participation in variousscientific initiatives at global level forthe last six, seven years and with thequality of input by Pakistan, he sawfuture of science bright in the country.

Earlier, Dr. Mustanser Jehangir, D.G.PINSTECH and Dr. Shahida Waheed,Course Coordinator of the seminar,presented details on various projectsinitiated by PAEC in environmentalstudies.

This three-day seminar was precededby a three-day workshop involvinginteraction between known scientists ofthe world on the subject.

Climate Change Scenario ThreateningUrgent Mitigating Measures Imperative: Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad

Global climate change scenarioresulting, among other adverse effects,in global warming, is threatening forhuman survival and needs urgentattention of the world community formitigation.

This was stated by Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad,Special Advisor to the Prime Minister,while inaugurating a three-day seminart i t l e d “ R e c e n t A d v a n c e s i nE n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e a n dManagement” on April 11, 2007. Theseminar was jointly organized byPakistan Atomic Energy Commission(PAEC) and International AtomicEnergyAgency (IAEA).

He said that in view of the importance ofthe climate change and its impact onPakistan's agriculture, food and waterresources, Prime Minister hasconstituted a high powered committeecomprising of Minister for Food andAgriculture, Minister for Water andPower, Minister for Science andTechnology, Minister for Environment,D e p u t y C h a i r m a n , P l a n n i n gCommission and Special Advisor to thePrime Minister. The committee has themandate to study the effects of thisphenomenon and propose remedialmeasures.

Parallel to this effort, the governmenthas created a Global Change ImpactStudy Centre (GCISC) which is workingsince 2003 and is now generating a lot

of useful data on climate change andhas successfully come up with variousclimate modeling of the region.

He paid tributes to Pakistan AtomicEnergy Commission (PAEC) for itsefforts in excellent work in environmentin collaboration with world bodies onthe subject. Nuclear techniques areex t reme ly e f fec t i ve too ls fo renvironmental monitoring enabling themanagers to devise solutions of theproblem.

To a question by the media on theuseful role of nuclear energy forstemming the global warming, he saidnuclear energy has an important role toplay as it does not generate greenhouse gases, which are chieflyresponsible for global warming.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. LiaquatHussain, a US based scientist ofPakistani origin, who was participatingin the seminar as representative ofIAEA, said that he was impressed withthe PINSTECH Programme and itscapabi l i t ies for envi ronmentalmonitoring and diagnosis. He said,apart from PINSTECH Programme, hewas also the pioneering member of aSUPARCO initiative for studying thereasons for the winter smog inPakistan and neighboring India.

Dr. Liaquat Hussain stated thatP a k i s t a n h a s e n h a n c e d i t s

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.

Ph.D. Degree for KNPC

Engineer

Mr. Ahmad Hussa in ,

P r i n c i p a l E n g i n e e r ,

KANUPP Ins t i tu te o f

Nuclear Power Engineering

(KINPOE), KNPC, Karachi

has been awarded Ph.D.

degree in Mechanical

Engineering in the year 2006.

Dr. Ahmad pursued his Ph.D. studies

on Commonwealth Scholarship at the

Depar tmen t o f Thermo F lu id

Engineering, Universiti Teknologi

Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.

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PAEC-IAEA Seminar on EnvironmentPAEC-IAEA Seminar on Environment

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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 7 March,

2007 as its 25 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

discussed on-going research activities

with the scientists.

Later on, he visited the experimental

farm along with the Director, NIA and

met the growers who were gathered in

large number to view the performance

of different wheat varieties released by

NIA from time to time. During the

proceedings of the Farmers' Day, Syed

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Khursheed Hussain Shah, Director,

NIA welcomed the participants and

highlighted the achievements of NIA.

The Institute has not only evolved high

yielding varieties of important crops but

has a l so i n t r oduced va r i ous

techniques, methodologies to enhance

the crop productivity.

The participants appreciated NIA for its

significant contribution in the field of

agriculture. Dr. Ansar Parvez, Member,

Science, addressed the gathering. He

appreciated the scientists and the

growers for developing close contacts

with each other .

PAEC’s Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA) Organizes25 Annual Gathering

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domain,"the Commission has evolved

more than 58 high yield crop varieties

through research and development

and more rigorous efforts are being

made to further increase farm

productivity ".He mentioned that PAEC has

developed a model Drip Irrigation

System (DIS) which saves precious

irrigation water in addition to enhancing

production by means of timely delivery

of water to crops and plants. This

programme is extendable in future.

He added that the Prime Minister has

already announced Rs 15 billion

program for drip irrigation system in

the country and PAEC will be taking the

lead in this field. Apart from KINPOE,

PAEC has established Pakistan

Institute of Applied

Science (PIEAS) at Islamabad, a

N u c l e a r Tr a i n i n g C e n t e r a t

CHASNUPP, a Computer Training

Center at Federal Capital and a

Graduate Program at Bio-

technology Institute Faisalabad.

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Higher Education Commission (HEC)has rated our PIEAS institute asnumber Engineering institute ofPakistan, he said.

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A message of Sindh Governor, Dr.

Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, was also read

out on his behalf by Member Power

PAEC, Zia-ul-Hasan Siddiqui.

Appreciating the multi-disciplinary

programme of PAEC, he commended

its efforts in various socio- economic

domains including defence. The

Governor 's message reads :

“Nuclear Power is of vital importance

to Pakistan to alleviate the energy

problems. It is an attractive source of

e l e c t r i c i t y b e c a u s e o f i t s

environmentally benign nature. I

fully appreciate and support your

commitment to develop nuclear

power and achieve target of 8800

MW. I am also very happy to know

that another plant in Karachi is being

planned to be built adjacent to

KANUPP. I assure you the fullest

cooperation of Government of Sindh

in the implementation of this

project".

Vice Chancellor, NED University of

Engineering and Technology, Engineer

Abul Kalam conferred Degrees of

Master of Nuclear Power Engineering

on 82 graduates of Karachi Institute of

Nuclear Power Engineering while the

Chairman PAEC awarded medals and

merit certificates to first three position

holders of batches XI and XII.

In his introductory address, Director

KINOPE, Khalid Mahmood Bukhari

informed that genesis of the institute

dates back to 1973. Karachi Nuclear

Power Training Center (KNPTC)

offering one year training course in

Nuclear Power Engineering. It started

two-year MSc Nuc lear Power

Engineering Degree programme since

1993. The Institute has so far churned

out 328 MSc graduates, 322 post-

graduate diploma holders including

1282 skilled technicians.

Dr. Ansar Parvez, Member (Science) PAEC (first from right) addressing the Farmers’ Day 2007 gathering.

KINPOE Convocation 2007Contd. from P-8.

Thompson visited Karachi NuclearPower Complex (KNPC) and PAECHQ, Islamabad from 5-8 February,2007 to deliver Presentation onKANUPP SafetyAnalysis Report.

Five IAEA Experts carried outMission at KNPC, Karachi from12-16 February, 2007 for the Task:Ageing Management AssessmentTeam (AMAT)-Follow-up Mission underProject Improving Safety Features ofKarachi Nuclear Power Plant :

Mr. Takeyuki Inakagi (Japan), IAEAStaff MemberMr. Liviu N. Delcea (Romania), IAEAExpertMr. John Chooneon Jin (Republic ofKorea), IAEAExpertMr. Tamas Janos Katona (Hungary),IAEAExpertMr. Dongsik Kang (Republic ofKorea), IAEAExpert

Six Members IAEA Experts TeamMission visited KNPC, Karachi from19-28 February, 2007 for the Task:IAEA PROSPER Mission-PeerReview of the Effectiveness of theOperating Experience Programme ofKANUPP under Project ImprovingSafety Features of Karachi NuclearPower Plant:

Mr. Robert Charles Nichols (UK)(IAEAStaff Member)Mr. Dian Zahradka (Slovakia) (IAEAExpert)Mr. Yuri Martynenko (RussianFederation) (IAEAExpert)Mr. Ling Jianqun (People's Republicof China) (IAEAExpert)Mr. Brian Small (UK) (IAEAExpert)Mr. Xavier Bernard Bruls (France)(IAEAExpert)

Mr. Sujit Dey (Australia),Programme Management Officer forTC Projects on Radiation Protection inAsia, IAEA, Vienna (Austria) carried outMission at PNRA, Islamabad from 12-16 February, 2007 under Project-Strengthening National RegulatorInfrastructure for the Control ofRadiat ion Sources to discussimplementation of the RegionalRadiation Protection Projects tointroduce the new approved RadiationProtection Projects for 2007-2008 TCCycle; to prioritize the activities and theaction that need to be taken byPakistan and the Agency for theongoing year under the activeRadiation Protection Projects and; toseek the necessary commitments for

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Mr. Marco Gasparini (Ital ), IAEAStaff Member and Mr. Louis MarkCollenette Dutton (UK), IAEA Expertcarried out Mission from 05-09 March,2007 at PNRA, Islamabad for Task:Preparatory Meeting for PSAR Reviewof K2/K3 under TC Project FurtherI m p r o v e m e n t o f R e g u l a t o r yPerformance for the Pakistan NuclearRegulatoryAuthority.

Four IAEA Experts Team carriedout Mission at PNRA, Islamabad forTask: Workshop on the Periodic SafetyReview Requirements for theChashma-1 NPP under TC ProjectFurther Improvement of RegulatoryPerformance for the Pakistan NuclearRegulatoryAuthority:

Ms. Toth Csilla (Hungar ) (IAEA StaffMember) 12-14 March , 2007Mr. Heinz Peter Berg (Germa )(IAEA Expert) 12-16 March, 2007Mr. Man-Wong Kim (Republic ofKorea) (IAEA Expert)12-16 March,2007Mr. Vo j tech Kotyza (CzechRepublic)(IAEA Expert) 12-16March, 2007

Ms. Spencer Lopes MariaMadelina (Senegal), IAEA StaffMember carried out Mission at NIFA,Peshawar from 19-24 March, 2007 forthe Task: (i) to Assist in Assessing thepresent status of the ProjectPAK/5/044-Improvement of DroughtTolerance in Chickpea throughInduced Mutations (ii) to participate inReviewing the Project Framework andWork Plan for up-coming yearsincluding needs in capacity building(Scientific Visits, Fellowships andExpert Visits) and (iii) Acquisition andworking status of all importantequipment.

Three Member Team comprisingthe following IAEA Experts carried outMission from 26-30 March, 2007 atPNRA, Islamabad for Task: NationalSeminar on Safety Analysis in Supportof Event Investigation, (Precursor,Transient and Root Cause Analysis)under TC Project Further Improvementof Regulatory Performance for thePakistan Nuclear RegulatoryAuthority:

Mr. Milorad Dusic, (Slovenia), IAEAStaff MemberMr. Dorian Scott Conger, (USA),IAEAExpertMr. Ivan Vrbanic, (Croatia), IAEAExpert

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Chairman's AssignmentAbroad

Assignment of PAEC ExpertsAbroad

Assignment of IAEA Expertsin Pakistan

Mr. Anwar Ali, Chairman, PAECattended, as Governor from Pakistan,Meeting of the IAEA Board ofGovernors held at Vienna,Austria from5-9 March, 2007.

Mr. Riaz Ahmed Wahed, PrincipalScientist, NIAB, Faisalabad carried outan IAEA Expert Pre-Project and FactFinding Mission at the SupremeCouncil for Environment & NaturalReserves, Doha, Qatar from 29January, 2007 to 02 February, 2007under Project Improving AgriculturalProduction in Saline Land / Area inQatar.

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Choudhry,Deputy Chief Engineer, PINSTECH,Islamabad carried out Mission as anIAEA Expert at Manila, Philippines forInstallation of Tritium EnrichmentSystem from 29 January 16 February.2007.

Mr. Ghulam Rasul Athar, PrincipalScientist, Applied Systems AnalysisDivision, PAEC, Islamabad carried outassignment at IAEATraining Course onMESSAGE Methodology held atSanaa, Yemen from 10-21, February,2007.

Dr. Javed Anver Qureshi, DeputyChief Scientist, NIBGE, Faisalabadcarried out assignment as an IAEAExpert to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from24 February 09 March, 2007 for Task:Review of Molecular Techniques for theDetection of HBV & HCV under ProjectQuality Assurance Programme forMolecular-based Diagnosis ofInfectious Diseases.

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Choudhry,Deputy Chief Engineer, PINSTECH,Islamabad is currently undertakingassignment as an IAEA Expert atIsotope Hydrology Section, IAEA,Vienna (Austria) from 01 March to 15July, 2007.

Mr. Asghar Ali Khan, Advisor,NCNDT, PAEC Islamabad carriedout Project Management Mission as anIAEA Expert at Supreme Councilfor the Environment and NaturalReserves , Doha, Qatar f rom11-15 March, 2007.

A two-member Team of NuclearSafety Solution comprising Dr. KeeKwong Fug and Jhon Walter

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8,800 MW Nuclear Power targetassigned to Pakistan Atomic EnergyCommission (PAEC) is well within ourreach by 2030. Six sites are beingstudied throughout the country forlocation of these plants. We are inactive contact with multiple sourcesand friends for negotiations to executethe programme.

This was stated by Chairman PAEC,Mr. Anwar Ali while talking to mediaafter convocation 2007 of the KANUPPInstitute of Nuclear Power Engineeringheld on Thursday, March 29,2007.

He said that the estimated capacity ofeach plant would be 1000 MW, as thejoint maintenance and operations ofthe plants is easy and economical, ifthey are of similar size.

He said that Karachi was likely to getmore nuclear power plants in theneighborhood of existing KANUPP.When enquired about the schedule of

initiating work on these plants, he said that all thepreliminary preparatory work was afoot and it ishoped that site works would commence within fewyears.

To another question regarding the country's ownresources for construction and installation of nuclearpower plants, he replied that our self-relianceprogramme was moving forward.

When asked about other socio-economiccontributions made by the PAEC, he replied, “PAECis operating 13 Cancer Hospitals across the country,where more than 350,000 patients benefit annuallyand six more such units were under construction withemphasis to ensure provision of effective medicalfacilities to people of remote areas".

Earlier, in his welcome address to the convocation,the Chairman pointed out that in agriculture

Nuclear Energy vital, attractive option for Pakistan

Government of Sindh to extend full cooperation to

PAEC for installation of new nuclear power plantsPAEC contribution to socio-economic domain laudable: Governor Sindh

8800 MW Nuclear Power Target well within our reach: Chairman, PAEC

Mr. Anwar Ali, Chairman, PAEC presiding the KINPOE Co vocationn . Sitting (L to R) Dr. Khalid MehmoodBukhari, 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.

KINPOE Convocation 2007

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.