On the 26th of April 2017, the technical visit was participated by 2 lecturers (Dr. Ribhan Zafira bt. Abdul Rahman and Dr. Hafiz Rashidi Harun b. Ramli) and 49 students who are undertaking course: Control System in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
The main aim for the technical visit is to expose and broaden the concept of control systems in real life applications; such as, the control system of a nuclear reactor.
The participants arrived at the nuclear agency at 2.00 p.m. by bus. We were greeted by the staff of the agency and were allowed to view posters of recent researches and developments in the aspect of power generation and bi-product development from nuclear energy. We were also able to view models of nuclear reactors used to generate electricity for the consumer. The participants were soon gathered into the conference hall to view their corporate video to understand briefly the operation of the nuclear reactor.
The technical-visit continued by using the bus provided to reach a nearby nuclear reactor used for research purposes. At the nuclear reactor, safety measures were taken so that the participants would not harm themselves during the course of the technical visit. The on-site engineers were assigned to provide explanations as to the operation of the nuclear reactor, especially to the control system used which is our main focus on the technical visit. Later, a short Q&A session was held. Then, Encik Suhaimi, Head of Agensi Nuklear Malaysia was presented with a small token of appreciation from Dr. Ribhan on behalf of UPM Engineering department
In conclusion, the objective for this site-visit was achieved as most of the students were able to give good explanations of the control systems used in the nuclear reactor.
