Nuclear knowledge management integration has become very important in the current nuclear sector scenario of Pakistan.Pakistan Atomic Energy came into being in 1956 and large scale human resource was hired in 1957 and...Nuclear knowledge management integration has become very important in the current nuclear sector scenario of Pakistan.Pakistan Atomic Energy came into being in 1956 and large scale human resource was hired in 1957 and in 1973 to implement the program of peaceful uses of energy.The appropriate human resource consisting of appropriate scientist&engineers than hired and trained from the best laboratories of USA and UK has now been retired leaving a knowledge gap.Simultaneously on the other side the Civil Nuclear Power Program of Pakistan is expanding tremendously and PAEC the only organization has to fulfill its first target of 8,800 MW of nuclear energy by 2030 and of 40,000 MW by 2050.Besides having five power reactors producing 1,335 MWe,Pakistan is building three 1,000 MW reactors,02 at Karachi,01 at Chashma,and planned 02 at Mufargrah.This increasing civil nuclear power program requires skilled and trained human resource for the nuclear cycle,management of ageing nuclear installations and their safely decommissioning.There is a dire need of effective and efficient institutional memory for these new nuclear power projects,their efficient operation,environmental remediation around them and implementation of nuclear safety regulations.Scientists and engineers should be able to communicate effectively to promote understanding,its wider relevance and to encourage more informed decision making at all levels.The increased scientific knowledge among masses will result in effective sustainable development.Pakistan Nuclear Society feels that its mandate has to manage and disseminate nuclear knowledge in the scientific community,politicians,and public to develop confidence in the practices and safety procedures of the nuclear program.展开更多
文摘Nuclear knowledge management integration has become very important in the current nuclear sector scenario of Pakistan.Pakistan Atomic Energy came into being in 1956 and large scale human resource was hired in 1957 and in 1973 to implement the program of peaceful uses of energy.The appropriate human resource consisting of appropriate scientist&engineers than hired and trained from the best laboratories of USA and UK has now been retired leaving a knowledge gap.Simultaneously on the other side the Civil Nuclear Power Program of Pakistan is expanding tremendously and PAEC the only organization has to fulfill its first target of 8,800 MW of nuclear energy by 2030 and of 40,000 MW by 2050.Besides having five power reactors producing 1,335 MWe,Pakistan is building three 1,000 MW reactors,02 at Karachi,01 at Chashma,and planned 02 at Mufargrah.This increasing civil nuclear power program requires skilled and trained human resource for the nuclear cycle,management of ageing nuclear installations and their safely decommissioning.There is a dire need of effective and efficient institutional memory for these new nuclear power projects,their efficient operation,environmental remediation around them and implementation of nuclear safety regulations.Scientists and engineers should be able to communicate effectively to promote understanding,its wider relevance and to encourage more informed decision making at all levels.The increased scientific knowledge among masses will result in effective sustainable development.Pakistan Nuclear Society feels that its mandate has to manage and disseminate nuclear knowledge in the scientific community,politicians,and public to develop confidence in the practices and safety procedures of the nuclear program.
