Meet Dr Yau Idris Kauru: DG/CEO, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority

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Dr. Yau Idris Kauru is a distinguished abusite, academic and experienced nuclear regulator and radiation protection expert. He is a pioneer staff of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) having joined the Authority in 2004 as Chief Regulatory Officer and rose to the rank of Director.

He has a PhD (1998) in Applied Nuclear Physics from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, M.Sc. Physics (1992) from the University of Ibadan and B.Sc. Physics (1988) from the University of Maiduguri.

DG/CEO, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA),  Dr.Yau Idris Kauru (right), with Dr. Abdulkadir Mu’azu, Permanent Secretary, MMSD, 15th April, 2019, Abuja
DG/CEO, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA),  Dr.Yau Idris Kauru (right), with Dr. Abdulkadir Mu’azu, Permanent Secretary, MMSD, 15th April, 2019, Abuja

He served as Kaduna State Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources and before joining the NNRA was a Lecturer/Researcher in Physics with Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and University of Maiduguri for a total of 15 years.

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Currently, Dr Idris is the Vice-Chairman of the Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FNRBA) having served as the Secretary of the Forum. He is an Advisory Board Member for the Africa Nuclear Business Platform (AFNBP).

Dr Yau Idris Kauru is the Coordinator/Team Leader for Africa of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)/FNRBA Technical Working Group on Education, Training and Knowledge Management (TWG6); is a Member of the International Working Forum on Regulatory Supervision of Legacy sites (RSLS).

He is a Member of the IAEA Steering Committee on Competence of Human Resources for Regulatory Bodies and is a Member of the Steering Committee of the FNRBA. He also coordinates several IAEA nuclear safety and radiation protection projects in Nigeria

From 2005 to 2006 Dr Idris lead the Team that successfully licensed one of the biggest radiological facility on the continent of Africa, the 300,000 Ci (upgradeable to 1,000,000 Ci) Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) located at Nuclear Technology Centre in Abuja, Nigeria

Dr Idris had several trainings in Radiation Safety, Reactor Safety and Technology, Nuclear Power Plant Development and Nuclear Security in Korea, United States, Austria, United Kingdom and several other countries.

Dr Yau Idris Kauru is a Consultant with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and has been engaged as Expert/Resource Person at several IAEA Regional Training Courses for Regulators on Authorization and Inspection of Radiation Sources held in many countries within Africa and Middle East.

He was in Mauritius in 2018 as an IAEA Expert to conduct One-Week Workshop on Radiation Protection and Safety, and assist with developing a Radiation Protection Module for a Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Nuclear Science at the University of Mauritius.

Dr Idris was in Lesotho in 2016 as an IAEA Consultant to Conduct a National Induction Course on Radiation Safety and to Provide Technical Assistance and Advice the country on Conducting Initial Regulatory Activities.

He was also in Zambia in 2014 as an IAEA Expert to Conduct Basic National Training Course on Radiation Safety for Newly Recruited Staff of Zambian Radiation Protection Board, Lusaka, Zambia

Dr Yau Idris Kauru served as a Consultant/Lecturer at the IAEA Regional Training Course for Regulators on Authorization and Inspection of Radiation Sources for the Member States in the Africa Region in Khartoum, Sudan in 2013, in Accra-Ghana in 2011 and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2010

He is currently serving as IAEA Fellowship Supervisor for Foreign Regulators on Fellowship in NNRA and has trained several regulators from other countries such as Sudan, Uganda, Angola, Tanzania, Ghana, etc for periods ranging from 2 to 3 months in Nigeria.

For the past 15 years Dr Idris has been an IAEA Course Director/Coordinator for several IAEA activities in Nigeria.

He also serves as Consultant for drafting and publishing IAEA International Safety Standards such as the IAEA Safety Guide No. TS-G 1.6 – Schedules of Provisions of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, IAEA Vienna, Austria (2010 Edition).

Dr Idris has presented several Seminar/Conference papers both at national and international events and has authored/co-authored several scientific publications/technical reports in Peer-Reviewed International Scientific Journals.

He has attended several IAEA organized international trainings, conferences and workshops in the area of nuclear safety, nuclear security, radiation protection and nuclear power technology

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He is a member of the FNRBA Standard Committee, Nigerian Institute of Physics (MNIP), the Materials Society of Nigerian (MMSN) and the Nigerian Materials Research Society (Nigerian-MRS) amongst others.

Dr Yau Idris Kauru has received several awards such as International Leadership Gold Award for Excellence, Nigerian Selfless-Service Gold Award (NISSGA) and Legends’ Noble Awards amongst others.


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