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Students spoke at the American Nuclear Society student conference held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) In August 2013, two Khalifa University Master’s students in Nuclear Engineering presented their initial research findings at the 2013 American Nuclear Society Student Conference held at MIT.  Students Amal Salah Bin Hraiz and Mouza Abdulla Alhebsi presented their research papers to over 600 students and professionals who were in attendance at the conference, including a large number of international representatives. Their papers were selected for the conference by a panel of reviewers from ANS who assessed hundreds of submissions from students around the…

Reactor containment buldings (RCBs) as the last barrier to the release of radioactive materials play a critical role in the nuclear power plants (NPPs). Thus, the integrity of RCBs has been studied as one of the projects in the ENTC. Several MSc students in Nuclear Engineering have participated in the project and after graduation they are actively working on the safety and security areas of NPPs at FANR and ENC/NAWAH. Sara Al Hanaee, one of the MSc graduates, completed her MSc Thesis titled ‘Effect of aging on ultimate pressure capacity of nuclear reactor containment building, which was published in a…

Nourah Alyammahi is a full-time MSc student in nuclear engineering under the supervision of Assist. Prof. Ho Joon Yoon. She is also a FANR nuclear safety assessment engineer, was selected to participate in the ATLAS-2 Project. Her MSc thesis is to conduct the numerical analysis using one of the thermal hydraulic safety analysis code, RELAP 5, whilst conducting experiments and tests developed by the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute. She participated in every test and experiment over the last two years and put UAE on the global stage regarding thermal hydraulic safety analysis by presenting Five of her research findings…

The 2nd Meeting of the Program Review Group and Management Board of the OECD/NEA ATLAS Phase 2 Project was hosted by UAE. ATLAS stands for Advanced Thermal-hydraulic Test Loop for Accident Simulation (ATLAS) Project. The project is led by The Nuclear Energy Agency framework of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development . The ATLAS project is aimed at topics of high safety relevance for both existing and future nuclear power plants. The main objective of the NEA ATLAS Project is to provide experimental data for resolving key LWR thermal-hydraulics safety issues related to multiple high-risk failures and highlighted in…

With electricity demand in the GCC growing, the region is turning to nuclear to diversify its power mix and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The UAE understands that nuclear power can be one major component of the decarbonizing process: A new UAE energy plan announced in January 2017 involves investment of USD163 billion by 2050 to achieve half of its energy from nuclear power and renewables.   At Khalifa University, we’re poised to join the drive towards nuclear power in the UAE. Our Department of Nuclear Engineering is innovating in nuclear engineering research and education to produce graduates who will…

A Khalifa University research proposal has been selected to be awarded the 2019 UAE Ministry of Education Collaborative Research Program Grant (CRPG2019) program.   The proposal, titled “Evaluation of Using Accident Tolerant Fuel Concepts in APR1400,” was one of four proposals selected from a total of 238 proposals submitted to the grant program. The KU researchers will receive approximately AED7 million across three years to pursue research aimed at demonstrating the superior performance of new advanced nuclear fuel in commercial nuclear power plants. Such advanced nuclear fuels that can help get more power out of nuclear power plants safely and…

Stress corrosion cracking of stainless steels in the primary water of pressurized water reactors is one issue threatening the safety of a nuclear power plant. To improve safety, researchers from Khalifa University's Nuclear Engineering Department are investigating the role of the carbides produced when heat-treating steel.  Pyungyeon Cho, Research Assistant in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, has developed a project to investigate the main role of the carbides (carbon-metal alloys) produced when stainless steel and nickel-based alloys are heat-treated. Nuclear power plants use stainless steels in the various structures of the reactor for robustness, but the environment in a nuclear…

Team of Experts Offering Overview of IAEA’s Milestones Approach and Nuclear Infrastructure Issues to Implement N-Power Programs Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are jointly organizing a five-day training course on nuclear power infrastructure development at the Main Campus in Abu Dhabi. The course, being held from 8-12 December by a team of experts, aims to provide an overview of the IAEA’s Milestones Approach and the nuclear infrastructure issues countries should consider and address when implementing new nuclear power programs. The course will be titled ‘Supporting Knowledgeable Decision-making and Building Capacities to Start…

Khalifa University hosted a Workshop on the Best Practices in Nuclear Training and Education Approaches led by Khalifa University Assistant Professor Saeed Al Ameri and Virginia Commonwealth University Assistant Professor Braden Goddard on 17–19 February 2020. As peaceful nuclear power and technology is developed in the Middle East region, it is important to know the best practices when it comes to human capital development. The event was attended by industry representatives, regulators, and academics from the UAE and Egypt, two of the leading nuclear countries in the region. Participants of the event have taken the material they have gained from…

As part of the ongoing research and education partnership with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), five faculty members from the Nuclear Engineering Department at Khalifa University were given a unique opportunity to visit Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. During the visit, Dr. Yacine Addad, Dr. Youssef Shatilla, Dr. Akihide Hidaka, Dr. Saeed Al Ameri, and Dr. Ahmed Alkaabi witnessed firsthand the high safety standards that are embedded at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. Upon completion of its four Units, the Barakah plant will generate 5,600 MW of clean electricity, providing up to 25 percent of the UAE’s electricity demand when fully…

Team of Experts Offering Overview of IAEA’s Milestones Approach and Nuclear Infrastructure Issues to Implement N-Power Programs Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are jointly organizing a five-day training course on nuclear power infrastructure development at the Main Campus in Abu Dhabi. The course, being held from 8-12 December by a team of experts, aims to provide an overview of the IAEA’s Milestones Approach and the nuclear infrastructure issues countries should consider and address when implementing new nuclear power programs. The course will be titled ‘Supporting Knowledgeable Decision-making and Building Capacities to Start…

 The new center will support research, innovation and capacity building in the UAE’s peaceful nuclear energy industry A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by UAE’s MoEI, and the Korea’s MoFA to cooperate in research projects  The UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry opened the Emirates Nuclear Technology Center, at Khalifa University’s Sas Al Nakhl Campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to support the long-term sustainability of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program by creating a dedicated innovation hub for peaceful nuclear technologies.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was exchanged by His Excellency Suhail Bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, UAE…

Dr. Philip Beeley, Center Director of NTC, (second row, third from left) with members of the MODARIA II program at the Working Group 4 final meeting in Vienna in October   Over the past 15 months, Dr. Avin Pillay, Dr. Marouane Temimi, Dr. Yacine Addad, Dr. Sasi Stephen and Dr. Philip Beeley of KU’s Nuclear Technology Center (NTC) attended several working group meetings of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Modelling and Data for Radiological Impact Assessment (MODARIA) II program, which ran from 2016-2019. The MODARIA II program brought together 140 scientists, regulators, operators, and radiation protection experts from around…

Khalifa University of Science and Technology a research university dedicated to producing world leaders and critical thinkers in applied science and engineering hosted the first National Outreach Seminar on Technical Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in late August. The seminar was jointly organized at Khalifa University of Science and Technology Main Campus on 20-22 August 2017 with the UAE Permanent Mission to the IAEA the IAEA Technical Cooperation Department and the UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR). The UAE Permanent Mission to the IAEA is the main liaison office for the UAE’s collaboration with the international…

Hosted in the UAE for the third time and runs for two weeks Khalifa University opened the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Energy Management (NEM) School on May 14 2017 in Abu Dhabi. This is the third time the NEM School has been hosted in the UAE the first was in 2013 and the second was in 2015. The school is hosted in collaboration with the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and the Nawah Energy Company (Nawah).  The school runs from May 14 - 25 2017. The number of participants has largely increased…