FANR engineer joins IAEA programme to hone skills

ABU DHABI: Huda Al Tamimi, a Nuclear NonProliferation Engineer at the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) of the UAE, has recently joined a ten-month training programme in the Safeguards Department of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

During her knowledge-intensive training programme, Al Tamimi will enhance her technical skills and competences in the area of Safeguards, Review and Assessment, Inspection. The training programme will also provide her with opportunities to broaden her knowledge of the nuclear fuel cycle and safeguards implementation.

Furthermore, this programme will provide significant insight into the operation of the IAEA and is seen as an asset to the FANR’S mission of protecting the public and environment from the harmful effects of ionising radiation and ensuring the exclusively peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The IAEA, with 172 Member States, is the global organisation that works for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, contributing to international peace and security and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

“The IAEA has been a strong partner to the UAE, supporting a wide range of nuclear infrastructure and capabilities development in the country. I am proud today to see a young and talented Emirati female engineer joining the IAEA’S safeguards specialised training, to become an international safeguards inspector,” said Hamad Alkaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to the IAEA.

Al Tamimi, a graduate of Developee Engineering Programme, works at FANR’S Safeguards Department, where she leads the inspection in both Barakah Nuclear Power Plant and licenced companies across the UAE as well as drat nuclear safeguards reports to be submitted to the IAEA in line with the UAE’S peaceful nuclear-non-proliferation commitments.