The department of chemistry in collaboration with the Ibn Sina E-Learning Unit at the college of science held recently a virtual seminar via Google Meet platform entitled “Nuclear Waste, Its Hazards and Effects” with the participation of a number of professors and postgraduate students from inside and outside the college.
The seminar was presented jointly by Assist. Prof. Dr. Sadeem Sobhi Abd and Assist. Prof. Dr. Hind Hadi Abdullah with the aim to introduce nuclear waste which is a radioactive material left behind by nuclear reactors that produce large amounts of energy from nuclear fission operations and other nuclear activities, whether military or civilian, such as waste resulted from the use of radioactive materials for medical diagnostic or therapeutic purposes or research centers. Such dangerous materials may cause damage to human beings, including anemia, inhibition of the body’s immune system, cancer, infertility, genetic mutations or congenital abnormalities of embryos. At the conclusion of this event, the participants dealt with the recent methods used globally to dispose of these dangerous wastes and their wide impact to humanity and environment.