Webinar on “Nuclear Energy for Sustainable Development & its Spin off Technologies”

The DBCE ISHRAE students Chapter organized a webinar on “Nuclear Energy for Sustainable Development & its spin off technologies” on Oct 23, 2020. The event was hosted on the Google Meet platform from 11.00 AM to 12.30 pm. There were a total of 101 participants. Industry professionals, Academician and Mechanical Engineering students attended the webinar. The event was hosted and coordinated by Mr. Mayur Shetti while the External Dignitaries and Staff joined in remotely from the comfort and safety of their workplaces and homes. The resource person for the talk was Dr. Devidas B Naik, retired, outstanding scientist and head of electron accelerator & reactor chemistry section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.

The event was initiated by Prof. Mayur Shetti who welcomed the participants and gave a brief introduction on Dr Devidas B Naik.
Dr Devidas B Naik started his lecture by giving a brief introduction to nuclear energy, current scenario and trends of Indian research and development in nuclear power plants. He spoke about PWR, BWR. The lecture stressed more on the applications of nuclear chemistry on medical & industry application. The participants learned about recycling of spent fuel, cooling of reactor etc.

At the end of the talk the session was open for questions from participants. The webinar concluded by motivational words from Dr Devidas B Naik regarding need of skilled Engineer’s in nuclear domain.