IAEA launches training program on pressurized water reactors in the United Arab Emirates

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently launched in the United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with the University of Sharjah, a Regional Training Course on pressurized water reactors (PWRs).

The program was the first such Regional Training Course in the Middle East and included 20 participants from eight member states.

The course used PC-based simulators to teach participants about technical measures that should be implemented to ensure reactor safety during accidents, starting and stopping cooler pumps, bringing the turbine generator into and out of service and moving control rods.

“This training course is extremely important for the international community, and particularly for the UAE,” Wallid Metwally, vice dean and associate professor at the University of Sharjah’s College of Engineering, said. “Given the IAEA’s wealth of experience and various tools, our engagement with the Agency is critical for the success of such courses. The training course successfully educated the participants, ensuring that they will become future trainers themselves.”

IAEA also conducted five regional training courses conducted last year. The course in Sharjah brings the total number of participants trained through the courses to 125 from more than 20 member states.