The Pakistan Nuclear Society (PNS) is an academic
not-for-profit educational and scientific learned society devoted to the promotion of peaceful use of
nuclear energy
Nuclear energy may refer to:
*Nuclear power, the use of sustained nuclear fission or nuclear fusion to generate heat and electricity
* Nuclear binding energy, the energy needed to fuse or split a nucleus of an atom
*Nuclear potential energy
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and the
lobbying
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for commercial nuclear power development in the country.
The PNS has approximately more than 1000 life members (scientists, engineers, physicians, doctors and educators).
PNS is a member of
International Nuclear Societies Council (INSC) and PNS also closely interacted with its associated international nuclear societies and organizations.
The PNS was established in 1992 by a group of senior scientists and engineers. The PNS provides an understanding of the peaceful application of
atomic nucleus
The atomic nucleus is the small, dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom, discovered in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford based on the 1909 Geiger–Marsden gold foil experiment. After the discovery of the neutron ...
,
nuclear science,
technology
Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...
and allied disciplines, while lobbying for the nuclear power development for economical use.
Its first Chairman was
Munir Ahmad Khan
Munir Ahmad Khan ( ur, ; 20 May 1926 – 22 April 1999), , was a Pakistani nuclear reactor physicist who is credited, among others, with being the "father of the atomic bomb program" of Pakistan for their leading role in developing their nati ...
who succeeded in organizing the society and helped registered the society under the societies registration Act 1860,
Constitution of Pakistan.
The PNS is governed by nine officers elected by the members for a two-year term and its secretariat is housed at Islamabad.
The PNS publishes ''The News (Newsletter of Pakistan Nuclear Society (PNS))'',
and its annual meeting took place in the month of September each year.
The PNS is governed through an executive council comprising the president, vice-president, general-secretary, finance-secretary and five executive members.
The PNS interacts with following counterpart organizations:
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Chinese Nuclear Society
The Chinese Nuclear Society (CNS; ) is a non-profit organization representing individuals contributing to and supporting nuclear science, nuclear technology and nuclear engineering in China.
Objectives
It was established in 1980. Its objectiv ...
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American Nuclear Society
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is an international, not-for-profit organization of scientists, engineers, and industry professionals that promote the field of nuclear engineering and related disciplines.
ANS is composed of three communities: ...
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European Nuclear Society Since being founded in 1975, the European Nuclear Society (ENS) has grown to become the largest society in Europe for science, engineering and research in support of the nuclear industry. ENS’s membership consists of national nuclear societies fro ...
*Korean Nuclear Society
*Canadian Nuclear Society
*Nuclear Society of Thailand
*Hungarians Nuclear Society
*Atomic Energy Society of Japan
*Spanish Nuclear Society
See also
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List of nuclear power groups
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World Nuclear Association
World Nuclear Association is the international organization that promotes nuclear power and supports the companies that comprise the global nuclear industry. Its members come from all parts of the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, ur ...
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World Nuclear University The World Nuclear University (WNU) is a network which was created in 2003 on the 50th anniversary of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's ‘Atoms for Peace’ initiative, and is recognized as a "Partnership for Sustainable Development" by the UN ...
References
External links
PNS official website
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Learned societies of Pakistan
Scientific organisations based in Pakistan
Professional associations based in Pakistan