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Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission ( BAEC ) is
only establishment of Bangladesh to conduct research and
development on atomic energy. The principal motto of the
commission is to ensure the use of atomic energy for peaceful
purpose. Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission was established on 27
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At first BAEC started its activities at Jute Research Institute
building. Afterwards it was transferred to Dhaka University campus
at 4 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue.Before 1988 it was spelled 'Bangladesh Anobik Shakti Kamishon'
in Bangla, from then it was renamed 'Bangladesh Paramanu Shakti Kamishon'.
All kinds of research and development activities of BAEC are conducted under
three research wings: physical sciences, biological sciences and Engineering. |
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Role and Responsibility of Atomic Energy Commission:
The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission has
the tradition and experience in research and development activities in
Nuclear Science and Technology and other related fields over three decades R
& D in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy has offered a wide range
of opportunities for the application of this frontier science in various
fields of economic development, including power generation, health and
medicine, analytical chemistry and materials development, materials testing
and quality control, preservation of food and other essential products,
radiation processing technology for quality products, process control and
instrumentation, environmental studies and many other fields of applied and
fundamental research.
The
primary objectives of BAEC are
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Promotion of the peaceful uses
of atomic energy in agriculture , medicine and industry
development of related technology like electronics, computer,
material sciences etc. |
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Planning, implementation and
operation of nuclear power station. |
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Service in the sterilization
of medical products, food preservation , non-destructive testing ,
elemental
analysis , hydrology etc. |
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Discharge of international
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The research organisations under physical
sciences are: Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, Atomic Energy Research
Establishment (AERE) at Savar, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,
Reactor Operation and Maintenance Unit, Institute of Electronics and
Physical Sciences, Institute of Computer Science, Nuclear Minerals Unit,
beach sand exploitation centre
at Cox's Bazar and Radioactivity experiment Laboratory at Chittagong Medical
College Hospital. Institute of Food and Radiation Biology at AERE, Institute
of Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound (INMU) at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University,
Centre For Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound (CNMU) at Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Khulna, Comilla,
Mymensingh, Rangpur, Barisal, Faridpur, Bogra and Sir Salimullah Medical
College Hospital (Dhaka), and Nuclear Medicine Centre adjacent to Dinajpur Sadar
Hospital are the institutions working under biological sciences.
The BAEC has developed various chemical analytical
systems to ensure the quality control of products in areas like agriculture,
industry, health and treatment, natural resources development, environmental
pollution and ecological control etc. One of the important duties of the
commission is to aware the common people about the radioactivity level of
the environment of the country examining soil, water, air, vegetables, milk
and other food items.
The commission is now engaged in identifying the bedload
deposited at the estuaries and exploration of groundwater applying
radioactive isotopes.
In 1993 the government passed the Radiation and Safety
Control ordnance and gazetted it under Safety Act-1993. In the country use
of x-ray, gamma ray and radioactive isotope has been increased in the fields
of medical, agriculture, industry, hydrology, food preservation, etc. Excess
irradiation from x-ray, gamma ray and radioactive isotope is harmful for
human body. To ensure the controlled and safer use of radioactive devices in
various farms the scientists of the commission render radiation safety
services including film-badge service regularly.
Reserch Complex / Institute / Centres / Establishments
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Atomic Energy Centre (AECD), Dhaka |
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Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound (INMU) |
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Centre For
Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound (CNMU)
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Beach Sand Exploration Centres (BSEC) , Coxbazar |
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Radiation Testing Laboratory Chittagong |
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Rooppur Nuclear Plant at Pabna |
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Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) |
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