Radionuclides dispersion predictions

Safety injection tank PWRs spacers

Fission power distribution in APR1400 reactor core

Failure stress analysis for reactor containment buildings

DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

MissionThe Nuclear Engineering faculty and staff are dedicated to theadvancement of learning through inter-disciplinary teachingand research, to produce graduates who form a superlativecadre of nuclear engineers to meet the needs of the UAEindustry and society.

ProgramsNuclear Engineering Minor in BSc Engineering ProgramsThe Minor in Nuclear Engineering is designed to provideundergraduate students from other appropriate engineeringprograms (mechanical, electrical, chemical etc.) with thefundamentals of nuclear physics and engineering theory andpractice, necessary to equip them with a sound understandingof the nuclear engineering that underpins a nuclear energyprogram.MSc in Nuclear EngineeringThe M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering program was established tosupport the UAE’s peaceful nuclear energy program. Educationin Nuclear Engineering is of paramount importance for thesafe construction, operation, maintenance and eventualdecommissioning of nuclear reactors.PhD in Engineering (Nuclear Concentration)The PhD in Engineering is designed to provide students withadvanced research level capability and interdisciplinary skills.It has a common format across the main engineeringspecializations within the university while allowing thestudents to focus on their chosen concentration. Areas ofnuclear specialization are as stated for the MSc.

Recent Student ProjectsMajed Al Shehhi - Numerical Assessment of Long-Term

Coolability with Core Blockage via OECD-ATLAS, Fall, 2018.

Waleed Alnaqbi - Thermal-Hydraulic Study on Passive Core Makeup system via OECD-ATLAS project, Fall, 2018.

Sultan Al Dhaheri - A study of the Kinetics of Leaching of Long-lived Radionuclides and Heavy Metals, from UAE Urban Soil Samples using Radio-Analytical Techniques and Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Fall, 2018.

Faculty [Research Area]Philip Beeley (PhD, McGill University, Canada) [Radiation Metrology, Environmental Impact and Waste]Yongsun Yi (PhD, Tohoku University, Japan) [Nuclear Materials Science]Yacine Addad (PhD, University of Manchester, UK) [Thermal Hydraulics, CFD Applications]Youssef Shatilla (DSc, MIT, Cambridge, USA) [Reactor Physics, Nuclear Fuel Management, Advanced Reactor Concepts]Ho Joon Yoon (PhD, KAIST, Republic of Korea) [Nuclear Systems Design and Analysis]Saeed Alameri (PhD, Colorado School of Mines, USA) [Reactor Physics, Kinetics and Transients Modeling]Ahmed Alkaabi (PhD, Colorado School of Mines, USA) [Thermal hydraulics in nuclear systems, Reactor kinetics]Manish Sharma (PhD, University of Missouri, USA) [Radiation Detection and Shielding, Radiation Dosimetry]Akihide Hidaka (PhD, Tohoku University, Japan) [Nuclear Safety, Fukushima accident]

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Nuclear Technology Center

International Collaborations

Key Stakeholders

The NTC’s mission is to conduct research in the main thematicareas of nuclear technology necessary to provide a riskinformed decision basis for the safe operation of the nuclearpower plants, while estimating the consequences should faultsoccur. Our research in the main thematic areas of: Theme-1:Nuclear Safety and Systems, Theme-2: Nuclear Materials andChemistry and Theme-3: Radiation Safety in the Environmentwill provide data for informed decision while innovation inmethodology and practices will aim to minimize the faults risks.

With Stakeholders

A major focus of our group is the development of robust methodologies to predict thermal hydraulicphenomena in single component and integral nuclear power plant systems to minimize the risks of faults. Ourtools lead the way for more detailed design optimization approach to enhance the safety and the economicefficiency of nuclear power plants with the nuclear sector stakeholders’ research priorities in mind.

Team:Dr. Yacine Addad, Dr. Ho Joon Yoon, Dr. Saeed Alameri, Dr. Ahmed Alkaabi, Prof. Youssef Shatilla, Dr Akihide Hidaka.

Reactor Design and Analysis Group

Major research interests of our group center on the integrity of structural materials in Nuclear Power Plants andfacilities. By aging, all structural materials in NPPs suffer from various degradation phenomena such as; corrosionand stress corrosion cracking in reactor coolant conditions and external conditions. Since such materialdegradation could affect the safe operation of NPPs, it is very important to identify possible degradationmechanisms for components and structures, to investigate their kinetics, and to evaluate their consequences.

Team:Dr. Yongsun Yi, Dr. Andreas Schiffer, Dr. Akram Al Fantazi, Dr. Tae Yeon Kim, Dr. Paul Rostron, Mr. Pyungyeon Cho

Nuclear Materials Science Group

Nuclear Environment and Waste Management is a branch of nuclear engineering/science concerned with theapplication of interaction between the Nuclear Engineering, science and environment technology. The researchareas of our group includes environmental radiation monitoring, environmental impact assessment aroundnuclear facilities, fuel cycle policy, spent fuel management, radioactive waste treatment/disposal technology,performance assessment of waste disposal sites and so forth.

Team:Dr. Philip Beeley, Dr. Avin Pillay, Dr. Yacine Addad, Dr. Marouane Taemimi, Dr. Sasi Stephen, Dr Akihide Hidaka

Nuclear Environment and Waste Management Group

RESEARCH CAPABILITIES(Contact: philip.beeley@ku.ac.ae)

Center for Advanced Nuclear

Energy Systems (CANES)

MORADATLAS, OECD-NEA

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