Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Bangladesh)

Atomic Energy Research Establishment is a government nuclear research station in Bangladesh and is located in Savar Upazila, Bangladesh. It was built to develop skilled manpower trained in the uses of nuclear resources.[1][2] It is under the control of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and it is the largest institute under the commission.[3]

Atomic Energy Research Establishment
Formation1975
TypeNuclear research institute
HeadquartersSavar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali

History

President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ordered the establishment of an atomic research institute in 27 January 1973. Most of the research centres and educational institutions of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission were in West Pakistan. After the Bangladesh Liberation war, Bangladesh only possessed were Atomic Energy Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture and three nuclear medical centres.[4] Atomic Energy Research Establishment was established in 1975 at Ganakbari, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District. It was placed under the administration of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, which had been facing manpower shortages since the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971.[1]

In 1986 a 3 MWth TRIGA Mark-II research reactor was added to the establishment.[5] The institution campus also has an AERE clinic, a Central Administration Division building, and a Central Finance and Accounts Division building. In 1999 the plan was placed to build Energy Unit, Central Engineering Workshop, and Central Library to add to the establishment.[1]

Institutions

There are 12 independent institutions in its Savar campus that research nuclear related fields:[1]

  • Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology( INST)
  • Institute of Food and Radiation Biology(IFRB)
  • Institute of Electronics (IE)
  • Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
  • Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology(IRPT)
  • Institute of Tissue Banking and Biomaterial Research(ITBBR)
  • Institute of Nuclear Mineral (INM)
  • Institute of Energy Science (IES)
  • Training Institute (TI)
  • Center for Research Reactor (CRR)
  • Central Engineering Facilities (CEF)
  • Scientific Information Unit(SIU)

References
  1. Haque, Miah Md Sirajul. "Atomic Energy Research Establishment". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "Rooppur needs professional management". The Daily Star. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. "Atomic Energy Commission gets new member". The Daily Star. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. "Forty one years of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission". The Daily Star. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. "State of nuclear safety education and research in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.


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