Nuclear Technology Transfer Malaysian Experience

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Nuclear Technology Transfer- Malaysian Experience

• NAHRUL KHAIR Alang Md Rashid, Ph.D.
• Deputy Director General (RD), Agensi Nuklear
  Malaysia
• President, Malaysian Nuclear Society

15th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, 15-20
October, Sydney, Australia
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• A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step

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Nuclear Technology Landscape
Formation of Malaysian Nuclear Society

• 1987

Establishment of Atomic Energy Licensing Board

• 1985

Establishment of national nuclear research
institute

• 1972

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Malaysian Nuclear Society
http//www.nuklearmalaysia.org

• 465 members
• 3 chapters
• RadTech Malaysia
• Xapp Malaysia
• Student Chapter
• Publications
• Journal of Nuclear and Related Technologies
• Buletin Nuklear Malaysia
• MoC with ANS MoU with CNS

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Selected Events
http//www.nuklearmalaysia.org

• Since 2002 remembering HN, student outreach
  program
• ACXRI ? ICXRI since 2003, next is Nov 2006
• RadTech Asia Conference 2002, July 2007 _at_ KLCC
• INC 02, 05 planned 2008
• IMRP, Jan 2006 _at_ Hilton KL

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Public Acceptance- non-technical entry barrier
Awareness
Acceptance
know of its existence, have heard of it
Accept
Not Sure
Reject
Information
know what is it what is it for

• Language
• Source

• Rational
• Mindset

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Nuclear power
Welcome by both for and hardcore against
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Nuclear power Don't let Chernobyl deter us 22
Aug 2006 I REFER to the views of Ronald McCoy in
"Weigh pros and cons carefully" (NST, Aug 16) on
nuclear energy.There are currently more than
440 nuclear power reactors operating in the
world, generating about 17 per cent of the
world's electricity needs. Certainly, one
accident (at Chernobyl), out of this population
of nuclear reactors cannot be taken to represent
the character of the technology. In statistical
terms, one point in several hundreds cannot be
used for generalisation.Technological
advancement has enabled the operating life of
existing nuclear power plants to be extended,
resulting in the reduction of additional plants.
Through standardisation, the construction
period of a nuclear power plant has also been
reduced to within five years, reducing the cost
of financing the plant. Dismissing the use of
any particular technology just because of one
tragedy can be counterproductive and harmful to
our future. The unfortunate events at Hiroshima
and Nagasaki 61 years ago did not stop nuclear
technology from being used in many applications,
from medical to environmental monitoring and
preservation. The only use of nuclear fuel is
for the production of electricity, whereas oil as
fuel has multiple uses. Would it not be wise to
use the single-purpose item and save as much as
the multiple-purpose resource for future
generations?
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Perception Judgment
Car, any other accident ? human error, reckless
driver Nuclear accident/ incident ? bad,
dangerous technology
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Perception FactPerception is the truth
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Agensi Nuklear Malaysia

• Until last week known as MINT
• 1972 1980
• Human capital development
• Facility design construction
• 1980 1990
• Construction, OM system development
• Mid 80 facility operation and RD aligning to
  non-power nuclear technology applications
• Current emphasis
• Enhancement of technology transfer
• Sustainability and growth
• Nuclear power

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Facilities

• 1 MW TRIGA MkII reactor
• NAA, NR, SANS, experiment training
• Co-60 irradiation facility
• Sterilization, vulcanization, mutation breeding
• Gamma greenhouse
• Chronic irradiation for mutation breeding
• EBM
• Crosslinking, surface coating, sterilization

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Facilities (ctd..)

• Radioactive Waste Treatment Centre
• Treatment and conditioning of LLW, storage of
  I-LLW radioactive sources, incineration
• Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory
• Radiation dose assessment, calibration of
  radiation sources/ measuring instruments

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RD

• Policy-guided, demand-driven, top-down
• National focus areas (advanced material, advanced
  manufacturing, biotechnology, ICT,
  nanotechnology, renewable energy)
• Major research groups in agrotechnology
  biosciences, industrial technology, medical
  technology, radiation processing, waste and
  environment technology

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Technology Transfer

• Transfer into
• Bilaterals (AUL, JPN)
• Multilateral (IAEA, RCA, FNCA)
• Transfer within
• Technology transfer commercialization program
  (direct provision of services, technology/know-how
  licensing, IP licensing, joint venture research/
  development)

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Core Activities
Technology Transfer Commercialization
Research Technology Development
Corporate Support
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Technology to Market Chain
TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
PLANNING
RESEARCH LABORATORIES
DEMONSTRATION FACILITIES
END USERS
BUILD
OPERATE
UTILISE
MARKET
IDENTIFY
DEVELOP
RESEARCH
UTILISE
SCAN
ACQUIRE
RESEARCH
BUILD
ESTABLISH
ENHANCE
DEVELOP
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Major milestones in technology transfer/
commercialization

• 1986 First provision of services to end users
• 1988 Trust Fund to keep revenue
• 1992 Quality certification schemes
• 1995 Introduction of technology transfer/
  commercialization unit
• 2002 launching of Intellectual Property Policy/
  Manual
• 2003 preparation of blueprints for several new
  initiatives (biotechnology, Waste to Wealth),
  incorporating the concept of fusion of
  technologies.

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Conclusion

• Technology transfer into the country has been
  able to build-up local capability and capacity to
  adopt, adapt, and innovate.
• Technology transfer and commercialization has
  been able to demonstrate the relevance and
  contribution of nuclear technology to society
  positive image, conditioning for NP
• Second wave of technology transfer would be
  necessary to build human capital and capability
  for future possibility of introducing NPP