The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a developing affluent nation. The leaders of the UAE announced the pursuit of peaceful nuclear power in 2008 and by the end of the following year established its Nuclear Energy Program Implementing Organization (the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)), Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), and ordered four APR-1400 pressurized water reactors from the Korean Electric Power Company (KEPCO). Nuclear Engineering programs were initiated soon afterwards at Khalifa University for graduate students and the University of Sharjah for undergraduate students. The technical workforce including nuclear power plant local operators and chemistry and radiation protection personnel was established by ENEC and the Institute of Applied Technology as an inaugural program of Abu Dhabi Polytechnic (AD Poly) in 2011. This paper describes the development of the dual education and training program at AD Poly, the experience of the initial cohorts who conducted their training at the APR-1400 units at the Shin Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Korea, and the current program between the AD Poly Abu Dhabi campus and the new Barakah Nuclear Power Plant based on lessons learned from the earlier years.
2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 22–26, 2018
London, England
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Technical Workforce Education and Training Program at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic: Integration of Academia and Industry Requirements
Anthony Hechanova
Anthony Hechanova
Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Anthony Hechanova
Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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ICONE26-82094, V008T12A006; 6 pages
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October 24, 2018
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Hechanova, Anthony. "Technical Workforce Education and Training Program at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic: Integration of Academia and Industry Requirements." Proceedings of the 2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 8: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Nuclear Education and Public Acceptance. London, England. July 22–26, 2018. V008T12A006. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE26-82094
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