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Chairman:
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Aljohani, Mohammed S.
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Professors:
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Abulfaraj, Waleed H.
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Alzaidi Samir A.
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Kutbi, Ibrahim I.
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Associate Professors:
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Aljohani, Mohammed S.
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Farid, Syed M.
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Kinsara, Abdul Raheem R.
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Melaibari, Abdulghani M.
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Assistant Professors:
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Abulfaraj, Tareq G.
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Al-Othmany, Dheya S.
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Almasoumi, Abdullah S.
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Djouider, Fathi
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Enani, Mohammed A.
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Shahata, Ashraf H.
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Tayyeb, Zuhair A.
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Lecturers:
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Elgohary, Mahmoud E.
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Ghandourah, Emad Ismat
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INTRODUCTION
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The Department of Nuclear Engineering was established in the year 1397H (1977G) to meet the demands of the Kingdom for graduates in the fields of Radioisotope Applications and Health Physics. To date, students who have graduated from the department are working in diverse governmental agencies and private sectors, such as quality control laboratories, hospitals, civil defense, industries and research centers. The department has recently launched two programs, Engineering Medical Physics and Engineering Radiation Protection, in addition to the existing track, to cope with the ever increasing need for specialists in these two areas.
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VISION
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To be on the leading edge of technology, teaching and research in the fields of Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Medical Physics and Engineering Radiation Protection.
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MISSION
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To prepare eminent Nuclear Engineers, Medical Physicists, Health Physicists and faculty who are capable of serving the community and the government of Saudi Arabia to a level that meet international standards and the demands of the century.
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OBJECTIVES
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The graduates of Nuclear Engineering program will:
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1. Take up careers as nuclear engineers and work efficiently in industries, health sectors, nuclear power facilities, environmental protection agencies and research centers, or excel in higher studies, to meet the requirements of Saudi Arabia.
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2. Engage professionally, update effectively, demonstrate quality to earn the recognition of their employers and/or professional societies; and advance in their positions in all related hierarchies
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3. Contribute to the service of the society as professional members and enable it to reap the benefits of modern technologies and values as and when needed.
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PROGRAMS OFFERED
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The department offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Master of Science (M.Sc) degrees in Nuclear Engineering, both programs being tailored to meet the objectives in general. The B.Sc program comprises three tracks, Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Medical Physics and Engineering Radiation Protection. As for the M.Sc program, the tracks of Engineering Medical Physics and Engineering Radiation Protection are soon to be incorporated into it. The Bachelor of Science program has been recognized by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, USA) in the year 2003.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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The graduates from this discipline generally get employed in different industries that concern non-destructive testing, analysis by radiation, material and equipment quality control, gauging and their radiation safety. Health facilities employ nuclear engineers with specialization in Engineering Medical Physics and Engineering Radiation Protection in the fields of Radiation Diagnostics, Radiation Therapy, Imaging, radiation machines quality control and Radiation Protection. As for other opportunities, the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Aviation and Ministry of Defense also seek the services of nuclear engineers.
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FACILITIES
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The facilities of the department include eight laboratories and a library.
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· Laboratory
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The laboratories of the department are:
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- Radiation Safety Laboratory
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- Radiation Protection & Health Physics Laboratory
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- Low Counting Laboratory
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- Non-Destructive testing Laboratory
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- Radioisotope Application Laboratory
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- Nuclear Computation & Reactor Simulation Laboratory
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- Radio analysis Laboratory
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- Nuclear Electronics Laboratory
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A brief description of each laboratory is given in the following sections:
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Radiation Detection Laboratory
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The Radiation Detection Laboratory provides a background to the students in the various processes and techniques used to detect, identify and measure the different types of nuclear radiation. Equipment includes various types of radiation detectors like GM tubes, scintillation detectors, BF3 neutron detectors, high resolution high purity Ge detectors for gamma ray spectroscopy, surface barrier detectors and other types of detectors.
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Radiation Protection & Health Physics Laboratory
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Health physics laboratory deals with all aspects of radiation protection and safety. This laboratory enables students to study and apply the principles of radiation protection, radiation shielding, decontamination and proper uses and handling of radiation sources.
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Low Counting Laboratory
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The laboratory provides experiments and equipments for measuring low concentration of radioactivity in soil, water, food samples, etc. The laboratory is equipped with a whole body counter, a liquid scintillation counter, a low counting (alpha/beta) set-up, and a high purity germinium detector system for gamma spectroscopy. This laboratory is also equipped with a radon assay system, an alpha counting system, and an air supplying system.
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Non-Destructive Testing Laboratory
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The objective of the Non-Destructive Testing Laboratory is to make the students familiar with different non-destructive methods of testing of materials. Gamma radiography, neutron radiography, eddy current and ultrasonic methods of material testing are used.
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Radioisotope Application Laboratory
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The main purpose of the Isotope Application laboratory is to familiarize the students with the uses of radioisotopes in various fields. Experiments on activation analysis, neutron capture gamma-ray for mineral exploration, thickness and level gauges etc. are demonstrated.
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Nuclear Computation & Reactor Simulation Laboratory
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The Nuclear Computation & Reactor Simulation Laboratory is equipped with IBM and Macintosh microcomputer systems interfaced with a 6-color plotter and a laser printer. Moreover, a collection of software including computer codes for nuclear reactor neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, safety, shielding and simulation is available. The laboratory serves as a tool for practical instructions in nuclear power plant design and safe operation of nuclear reactors. The laboratory provides facilities for research to the teaching staff and to the students. The Department also provides internet access for students and faculty.
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Radioanalysis Laboratory
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Analytical techniques based on atomic and nuclear principles such as neutron activation, X ray fluorescence, atomic absorption and others offer the utmost sensitivity and accuracy. Two such excellent elemental analysis facilities existing in the Radio Analysis Laboratory are:
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- A tube excited X-ray fluorescence analyzer (TEFA).
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- An electro thermal atomic absorption spectrometer (ET-AAS).
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Nuclear Electronics Laboratory
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This lab covers the practical part of the Nuclear Electronics course NE440. Electronics experiments are performed in this lab in addition to some electronics experiments oriented for the Nuclear Engineering field.
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· Library
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The departmental library serves the needs of the students and the faculty for text books, references and scientific journals. The text books are updated for new editions from time to time and new collections of reference books added periodically. All major scientific journals related to Nuclear Engineering as well as Radiological Sciences are made available in the library
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