Nuclear Power Engineering Concentration Program
Overview / نظرة عامة
This interdisciplinary program prepares students to manage and operate nuclear power plants. Topics include materials in nuclear power plants, nuclear plant operations, plant safety, fuel separation and purification, reactor products, nuclear fuel cycle, management of nuclear technology, radiation physics and protection, control rods, coolants, thermal power transfer, neutron poisoning, nuclear accelerators, and spent fuel.
Students also learn energy systems design and analysis in general, and the design of nuclear systems in particular. Nuclear engineering background is dearly needed, especially as the Kingdom has announced plans to introduce nuclear power technology with the first two reactors are currently under site qualification stage. While these plants will be based on foreign technology and built by a consortium of international companies, long-term sustainability of this program, including governance and plant operation, will depend crucially on the development of an indigenous workforce possessing adequate knowledge of the science and technology of nuclear power plants.
هذا البرنامج يُعِدّ الطلاب لإدارة وتشغيل محطات الطاقة النووية من خلال دراسة مواضيع متعددة مثل المواد المستخدمة في محطات الطاقة النووية، تشغيل المحطات، أمان المحطات، فصل وتنقية الوقود النووي، نواتج التفاعلات النووية، دورة الوقود النووي، إدارة التكنولوجيا النووية، فيزياء الإشعاع والحماية منه، قضبان التحكم، المبرّدات، نقل الطاقة الحرارية، التسمم النيوتروني، المعجّلات النووية، والوقود المستهلك.
كما يتعلم الطلاب تصميم وتحليل أنظمة الطاقة بشكل عام وتصميم الأنظمة النووية بشكل خاص. حيث يُعتبر وجود خلفية في الهندسة النووية أمرًا ضروريًا، خاصة مع إعلان المملكة عن خطط لإدخال تقنية الطاقة النووية. إلا أن الاستدامة طويلة الأمد لهذا البرنامج، بما في ذلك الحوكمة وتشغيل المحطات، تعتمد بشكل أساسي على تطوير قوة عاملة وطنية تتمتع بمعرفة كافية بعلوم وتقنيات محطات الطاقة النووية.
Application for the Concentration Program
Eligibility Criteria
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
- Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
- Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
- Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.
Timeline:
- Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around October to November ).
- Applications are reviewed in the following two to four weeks and the students are informed if they are accepted into the program before the early registration.
Hosting Department:
- Mechanical Engineering
For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.
To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university. Follow up with the ME Department and the Dean of the Engineering and Physics College Dr. Khaled Al-Athel.
Offered To:
| Major | Pre/Co-requisites | Notes |
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| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | Pre: ME 204 Co: ME 315 | ME 204 Must be completed before ME 448, and ME 315 must be taken with or before ME 448. |
| Chemical Engineering (CHE) | Pre: CHE 303 Co: CHE 300 | CHE 303 Must be completed before ME 448, and CHE 300 must be taken with or before ME 448. |
Courses in the Concentration
| Course | Course Title | Brief Description | Pre-requisites | Instructors | Average GPA | Notes |
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| ME 448 | Engineering of Nuclear Reactor | Focuses on reactor physics, plant design, coolant behavior, and nuclear safety. | Pre: (ME 204 or CHE 303) Co: (ME 315 or CHE 300) | Dr. Afaque Shams | - | |
| ME 454 | Materials in Nuclear Power Plants | Material behavior, radiation effects, fuel properties, and design limits in reactors. | Pre: (ME 204 or CHE 303) and (ME 216 or ME 207) Co: PHYS 423 | Prof. Zuhair Gasem | - | |
| PHYS 423 | Physics of Nuclear Reactors | Neutron properties, fission, diffusion, kinetics, and reactor design. | Pre: MATH 208 and PHYS 102 | Dr. Jihad Al-Sadah | - | |
| CHE 486 | Nuclear Power Plant Operations | Plant operations, reactors, operator training, and maintenance. | Pre: ME 448 and PHYS 423 | Dr. Afaque Shams, Dr. MD Abdullah Al Bari, Prof. Marcos Gabriel Millan Agorio | - |
| Semester | Course 1 | Course 2 |
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| First Semester (Spring) | ME 448 | - |
| Second Semester (Fall) | ME 454 | PHYS 423 |
| Third Semester (Spring) | CHE 486 | - |
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Resources
- For courses’ study materials click here
Instructors
| Photo | Name | Courses | Office Number | Telephone | Office Hours | Department | Specialization | Taqeem Post | Coordinator | |
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| Dr. Afaque Shams | ME 448 & CHE 486 | Building 63 Room 152 | Afaque.shams@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2543 | - | Mechanical Engineering | Nuclear Engineering | Taqeem Post |
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| Dr. Jihad Al- Sadah | PHYS 423 | Building 6 Room 230 | jhalsadah@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 4893 | - | Physics | Nuclear Power | Taqeem Post | ||
| Prof. Zuhair Gasem | ME 454 | Building 63 Room 347 | Zuhair@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2569 | - | Mechanical Engineering | Material Science | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. MD Abdullah Al Bari | CHE 486 | Building 63 Room 348-2 | mdabdullahal.bari@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 8215 | - | Mechanical Engineering | Nuclear Engineering | Taqeem Post | ||
| Prof. Marcos Gabriel Millan Agorio | CHE 486 | Building 16 Room 250 | m.millanagorio@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 8610 | - | Chemical Engineering | Application of catalysis | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Belal Ghazi Mohammad Al-Momani | - | Building 63 Room 348-1 | belal.momani@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 4498 | - | Mechanical Engineering | Nuclear Energy | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Serdar Elhatisari | - | Building 6 Room 115 | Serdar.Elhatisari@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 5868 | - | Physics | ab-initio nuclear structure and nuclear reaction calculations | Taqeem Post |
Miscellaneous Information
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Number of Students in a Single Batch:
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Information about Previous Batches:
First batch started in Term 212 and completed the program in Term 222.
Second batch started in Term 222 and completed the program in Term 232.
Third batch started in term 232 and will complete the program in Term 242.
Fourth batch will start in Term 242 and will complete the program in Term 252. -
Former/Current Students in the Program Contact Information: @Petroly
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