Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

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No: 1111

Conference: Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

Title: Staffing R&D while Providing Safety and Security for the new Italian Nuclear Program

Theme: Education for Sustainable Nuclear Power

Author(s): Giuliano Buceti, Stefano Monti, G. Forasassi

Contact : Giuliano Buceti

E-mail: giuliano.buceti@enea.it

Address: ENEA
00044 Frascati

Country: Italy

In spite of the fact that, since 1989, there are no nuclear power plants in operation in Italy, still along these years, ENEA (Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente), quite often in cooperation with a network of six University, has promoted R&D projects, mainly in the frame of the European initiatives, in the area of safety (for existing and advanced/innovative reactors), development of innovative systems (both critical and subcritical), waste management (conditioning, disposal, partitioning and transmutation) and radioprotection. At the same time, the industrial players have worked out to keep competitive their competencies, working abroad and participating to European and international networks. In addition, public bodies have continued their work of monitoring safety and security in all the non energetic (medical, industrial,...) nuclear applications going around. To feed all these national needs, university courses have been providing about 100 graduates (nuclear engineers, radioprotection experts,...) per year. Being now in the verge of a new nuclear season, further highly skilled workforce will be required. The paper will present the workforce planning thought to cope with the needs of the starting nuclear energy program and the initiatives to be put in place to answer the need of, at least, doubling the number of graduates per year.

No:	1111
Conference:	Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009
Title:	Staffing R&D while Providing Safety and Security for the new Italian Nuclear Program
Theme:	Education for Sustainable Nuclear Power
Author(s):	Giuliano Buceti, Stefano Monti, G. Forasassi
Contact :	Giuliano Buceti
E-mail:	giuliano.buceti@enea.it
Address:	ENEA 00044 Frascati
Country:	Italy

In spite of the fact that, since 1989, there are no nuclear power plants in operation in Italy, still along these years, ENEA (Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente), quite often in cooperation with a network of six University, has promoted R&D projects, mainly in the frame of the European initiatives, in the area of safety (for existing and advanced/innovative reactors), development of innovative systems (both critical and subcritical), waste management (conditioning, disposal, partitioning and transmutation) and radioprotection. At the same time, the industrial players have worked out to keep competitive their competencies, working abroad and participating to European and international networks. In addition, public bodies have continued their work of monitoring safety and security in all the non energetic (medical, industrial,...) nuclear applications going around. To feed all these national needs, university courses have been providing about 100 graduates (nuclear engineers, radioprotection experts,...) per year. Being now in the verge of a new nuclear season, further highly skilled workforce will be required. The paper will present the workforce planning thought to cope with the needs of the starting nuclear energy program and the initiatives to be put in place to answer the need of, at least, doubling the number of graduates per year.