Dr. Costas Pappas
Dr. Costas Pappas (Κώστας Παπαναστασόπουλος), was born in Athens in December 1940.
Costas graduated from the 2nd High School of Athens (Β’ Γυμνάσιο Αρρένων Αθηνών) and then graduated from the Radio Technical School of Athens.
He served in the Royal Navy (1961-1963), on board of the destroyer “Velos” and later in the Naval Academy (Σχολή Ναυτικών Δοκίμων).
As a teenager was an athlete of the “Panellinios Gymnastics Association (ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Αθηνών)” and a member of the National Junior Team.
In 1958, he won the first place in the School games in B’ District of Athens in 800 meters.
In his military service has been a member of the National Military Athletic team.
He immigrated to South Africa in 1963 until 1965, working as a Technician at the SONY Corporation.
In 1966 he immigrated to Canada, where he currently lives.
He graduated from “Université de Montreal (Loyola Campus)” with B.Sc. (Honors-Cum Laude) in Physics and Mathematics.
He completed one year post graduate studies in Astrophysics
and then continued Post Graduate studies at Mc Master University, Hamilton, Ontario, in Nuclear and Solid-State Physics.
The following year, he worked as a researcher at the Polytechnic School of Montreal (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal), on the effects of Radioactivity in Metals.
In 1975-1978, he worked with the Nobel Laureate in Physics Dr. B.N. Brockhouse for his Ph.D. in Physics, in “Neutron Scattering on Crystals”, at Temperatures close to Absolute Zero
(-273 degrees C), to study the Magnetic properties, while simultaneously was working for his Master degree (M. Sc.) in Computer Science.
In 1978 was hired by Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL), working for the Heavy Water Nuclear Reactors (PHWR) CANDU 600 MW. He worked for 30 years in CANDU Reactors in various projects,
such as:
Quebec (Gentilly 1 & 2)
New Brunswick (Point Lepreau)
Korea (4 units Wolsung 1 to 4)
Argentina (Cordoba)
Rumania (2 units Cernavoda 1 and 2)
China (2 units Qinshan 1 and 2).
He also designed the Control system of the Prototype Experimental KMRR-HANARO Nuclear -Pool type- Reactor 30 MW in Korea.
He developed the DECOM software used to Decommission Gentilly-1 Reactor in Quebec and other reactors globally.
He retired in 2006 from AECL and then joined as a Consultant Nuclear engineer the SNC Lavalin, to restore the operation of the two nuclear units in Bruce, Ontario.
He worked, as a consultant in South Africa, for the PBMR Reactors, travelling there for short periods as an advisor.
From 1996 until 2000 he was the Elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) for the Province of Quebec.
In 2010 he joined again Atomic Energy of Canada at the Canadian Research Nuclear Laboratories (CRNL), this time as a Consultant,
from where he retired in December 2017,
having completed 39 years of meritorious Service in Nuclear Physics in Power and Research projects.
Costas besides his academic career, he offered to the Hellenes of the Diaspora from various community positions.
In 1992-1995 was the Secretary of the Advisory Board of the Greek Community of Montreal.
In 1995 was appointed, by the Minister of the External Affairs of Greece for the “Greeks Abroad”, Grigoris Niotis, to develop a Software program for the Registry of Hellenes Abroad.
In 1999 was elected member of the National Council of the Hellenic Canadian Congress (National).
In 2001 was elected Vice President Administration and Secretary of the same organization.
In 2003 was elected president of Hellenic Canadian Federation (Congress) of Ontario, where he served until 2008.
He was simultaneously member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Home for the Aged in Toronto.
In 2010 was elected in the Board of Directors of the Greek Community of Toronto.
In 2012 was elected President of the Canadian Hellenic Congress (National)
Currently continues to serve the same organization as a Vice President Administration – Secretary.
Costas has occasionally published articles and reports of scientific, historical, biographic, artistic and political contents, in various Greek
newspapers and magazines in Canada, U.S.A and Greece, such as:
Hellenic Postman – ΤΑΧΥΔΡΟΜΟΣ in Montreal
Greek Press in Montreal
Greek Press in Toronto
Hellas News in Toronto and New York
Greek News in New York
Magazine "Diaspora" , a publication of Macedonian Agency in Thessaloniki-Greece.
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