The assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at King Abdulaziz University, Dr. Abd al-Salam al-Hawsawi, on the selection of the eastern region, for the launch of the Kingdom’s first nuclear reactors, according to studies that depend on the need for a water source used to heat nuclear fuel, as well as a suitable geographical and healthy environment, stressing that it is not necessary to build reactors near the uranium element, which is often in the mountainous environment. In addition to phosphates.
He said that the Kingdom enjoys the uranium element in a large way that reaches sufficiency and manufacturing nuclear fuel to operate the reactors for a long time, and with the progress of science, the human element and the strong government will that the Kingdom possesses, it will become the leader in the field of energy of all kinds.
Dr. explained. Al-Hawsawi told “Al-Youm” during her tour of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at King Abdulaziz University, that the most important studies presented by the department are to measure the impact of adding nuclear reactors in the Kingdom and compare them with emissions from conventional energy, and medical studies to treat cancerous types, and there is a study with a university Korean to maximize the effect of small nuclear reactors and increase the safety of those reactors, in addition to a study to increase the efficiency of electrical energy by using nuclear energy, and studies to raise the safety when operating reactors and many studies that are used in reality by local and international partnerships.
He added that “Nuclear Engineering” is one of the oldest departments of the university and was established in 1977, and it supports 3 specializations represented in the specialization of nuclear reactor engineering, which is concerned with the design of nuclear reactors from two sides, the first is the science of nuclear fuel and the second is the science of extracting energy from outputs, while the other specialization supports radiation protection engineering, And the third specialization is medical physical engineering, which is concerned with medical radioactive materials, stressing that the department is the only one in the Kingdom that offers a bachelor’s degree in this field, and that the university will soon open a doctorate field.
And between d. Al-Hawsawi said that the fields of work for the department’s graduates are large and match the Kingdom’s orientations in energy. The graduate finds many career opportunities in front of him, which are represented in the academic field and completing the educational path in the Master’s degree. With regard to job opportunities, the Ministry of Energy opened a period ago the Department of Nuclear Engineering and the King Abdullah City for Atomic Energy And renewable, which includes many departments, the most important of which is the Nuclear Control Authority in Riyadh and a company concerned with radioactive waste management, as well as two companies interested in operating nuclear reactors, as well as the Ministry of Interior needs graduates in radioisotope applications and nuclear engineering in the security field, and in customs, geological survey, hospitals and companies with progress in The peaceful uses of radioactive isotopes in sterilization, measuring toxins, and detecting aircraft structures. Therefore, the graduate of the department has many parties competing against them in light of the peaceful progress of nuclear energy, explaining that the engineering department has many partnerships for government and private agencies internally and externally, including a partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which It is considered the highest authority for the peaceful uses of energy world wide, in addition to a partnership with international universities in China, America and many countries, stressing that the employment rate for the department’s graduates reaches 100%, indicating that the human cadre is one of the most important foundations of peaceful nuclear energy projects, indicating that the department’s graduates are highly skilled competencies due to training and application Practical as well as knowledge.
For his part, one of the graduates of the department and winner of the first place for bachelor’s research at Abu Dhabi University, Eng. Rayan Foura, that the university’s laboratories have provided many capabilities to conduct qualitative experiments for students, in addition to the distinguished teaching staff. Indicating that the radiation detector project is a reverse engineering work for a Geiger-Muller radiation detector and modification to it, he stated that the support of the project by the Department of Nuclear Engineering at King Abdulaziz University made it able to compete in local and international competitions.
A student of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at King Abdulaziz University, Eng. Tariq Hussain, that his graduation project is a radiation detector that uses flash crystals that interact with ionizing radiation, in a quantum “quantum mechanics” interaction, which generates “light” photons in the visible spectrum, indicating that the project produces signals through a digital processor and is analyzed by a computer. It produces a spectrum of radioactive waves that can be analyzed and used to detect the type of radioactive substance.
One of the graduates of the department, Rayan Al-Ahdal, said that the department is full of many laboratories, the most important of which is the radioactive reagents laboratory, in which most of the experiments are carried out. used, which are low levels of radiation commensurate with student experiments, pointing out that there is a simulation laboratory for some experiments for elements with high levels of radiation that are tested on the ground through simulation and specialized programs that give accurate predictions from manual calculations, and there are electronic laboratories for conducting experiments that require electrical parts, And installation of radiation detectors.