Office of Director General
Agensi Nuklear Malaysia (Nuklear Malaysia), as a premier research and development (R&D) organisation in nuclear science and technology, continues to play an active role and contributes to the implementation and realisation of national science and technology (S&T) policies to ensure it remains a relevant public research institute for the country. With more than three decades operational, Nuklear Malaysia is mature and capable to face the challenges and manage the change efficiently. In line with the current needs and development, a strategic action plan and its implementation has developed to meet the set targets. Nuklear Malaysia has emphasis on building the human capital potential and also ensuring that all activities fits the mainstream S&T and national interest.
Nuklear Malaysia memberi penekanan kepada usaha membangunkan potensi modal insan dan juga memastikan semua aktiviti sesuai dengan aliran perdana sains dan kepentingan negara ini.
The organisation has rename itself from Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology (MINT) to Agensi Nuklear Malaysia, and restructure the management to realign its functions and activities. Following this restructuring exercise, Nuklear Malaysia now has four programmes, namely; research and technology development, technical support, commercialisation and technology planning and management services. These programmes will provide means for Nuklear Malaysia to focus on its activities, including the readiness to be technical support organisation, if Malaysia decided to embark on nuclear power programme as an alternative option for future electricity generation.
Technology Planning and Development
In realising the potential of S&T as an agent for new economic development for the nation, particularly in facing the global competitive market, Nuklear Malaysia has focused its R&D activities into six priority areas, namely advanced material, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, ICT, advanced alternative energy and nanotechnology. With its multidisciplinary features, nuclear technology has the ability to offer technical solution to arising technical problems. The R&D projects are market driven to produce beneficial products to generate economic returns through downstream activities. The implementation of R&D projects are periodically monitored and analysed to ensure that the projects are on the right track and meet the set target within the time frame. To strengthen project implementation and optimising resources sharing, several related projects have been consolidated into a few main projects, which will produce more significant socioeconomic impact. In this respect, apart from conducting collaborative research internally through the matrix system, research is also conducted through collaboration with other research organisations. Research collaborations with industrial partners have been also enhanced to produce research products that can be directly beneficial to end users. Thus, efforts have been made to ensure that research products can be commercialised through technology transfer and licensing.
Commercialisation of Technology
In realising the potential of S&T as an agent for new economic development for the nation, particularly in facing the global competitive market, Nuklear Malaysia has focused its R&D activities into six priority areas, namely advanced material, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, ICT, advanced alternative energy and nanotechnology. With its multidisciplinary features, nuclear technology has the ability to offer technical solution to arising technical problems. The R&D projects are market driven to produce beneficial products to generate economic returns through downstream activities. The implementation of R&D projects are periodically monitored and analysed to ensure that the projects are on the right track and meet the set target within the time frame. To strengthen project implementation and optimising resources sharing, several related projects have been consolidated into a few main projects, which will produce more significant socioeconomic impact. In this respect, apart from conducting collaborative research internally through the matrix system, research is also conducted through collaboration with other research organisations. Research collaborations with industrial partners have been also enhanced to produce research products that can be directly beneficial to end users. Thus, efforts have been made to ensure that research products can be commercialised through technology transfer and licensing.