Nuclear education and training for nuclear power program

Pakistan has been facing an acute energy crisis that affects public life and progress of the country. Nuclear power being a safe, clean and reliable source of electricity has a key significance to provide base-load electricity and minimizes the oil, gas and coal imports. Therefore, national policy of Pakistan emphasizes to increase in nuclear share from 800 MWe to 8800 MWe by 2030. The implementation of national policy leads to the demand of skilled and qualified man power. To achieve the nuclear power targets in the country, the availability of adequately qualified manpower is essential. Three institutes Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Karachi INstitute of POwer Engineering (KINPOE) and CHAShma CEntre for Nuclear Training (CHASCENT) are providing sustainable nuclear education and training programs for nuclear power sector. This paper highlights the nuclear education and training programs to develop, enhance and maintain the skilled manpower for the national nuclear power program at these institutes.