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Viewpoint: WiN Global launch global mentoring programme for nuclear

Viewpoint: WiN Global launch global mentoring programme for nuclear

At World Nuclear Symposium 2023, Women in Nuclear Global announced the launch of its global mentoring programme. "Mentoring is crucial in supporting career development, personal growth and promoting diverse and inclusive leadership in all areas of the nuclear industry," says WiN Global President Dominique Mouillot.

Perspectives 27 September 2023

UK nuclear workforce at highest for 20 years, says NIA

UK nuclear workforce at highest for 20 years, says NIA

The number of people employed in the civil nuclear sector in the UK has risen to 77,413, according to the Nuclear Industry Association's annual Jobs Map survey.

Nuclear Policies 12 September 2023

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The challenge of recruiting a rapidly growing nuclear workforce

The challenge of recruiting a rapidly growing nuclear workforce

The planned expansion of nuclear energy across the world means many more workers will be needed in the sector. Panellists at World Nuclear Symposium 2023 gave their views on the best ways to recruit staff, and a new mentoring initiative was announced.

Nuclear Policies 08 September 2023

Iran unveils home-grown reactor simulator

Iran unveils home-grown reactor simulator

Iran's nuclear professionals are now able to train using a fully Iranian-designed and built reactor simulator.

Regulation & Safety 06 September 2023

PEJ teams up with university for nuclear skills development

PEJ teams up with university for nuclear skills development

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe and Warsaw University of Technology have signed an agreement to cooperate on the training of personnel for Poland's nuclear sector. PEJ is to construct the country's first large-scale nuclear power plant in Pomerania.

New Nuclear 07 August 2023

UAE launches nuclear educational courses

UAE launches nuclear educational courses

A Diploma in Nuclear Technology course has been launched by Nawah Energy Company to educate and train UAE National High School graduates to become local operators at the Barakah nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, the UAE has launched its first MSc Programme in Medical Physics.

New Nuclear 20 July 2023

OECD commits to improving nuclear sector gender balance

OECD commits to improving nuclear sector gender balance

The members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have called on national authorities and the industry to take action to increase the representation of women in the sector and enhance their contributions.

Nuclear Policies 09 June 2023

NuScale SMR simulator opens in Romania

NuScale SMR simulator opens in Romania

The first simulator for the control room of a NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor power plant in Europe has opened at the University Politehnica of Bucharest in Romania. The simulator is the fifth in total, but the first outside the USA.

New Nuclear 15 May 2023

Augmented reality enhances radiation protection training

Augmented reality enhances radiation protection training

A method using augmented reality to create accurate visual representations of ionising radiation, developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been licensed by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Teletrix, a firm that creates advanced simulation tools to train radiation control workers.

Regulation & Safety 10 May 2023

Impact of evacuations on Zaporizhzhia 'closely monitored' by IAEA

Impact of evacuations on Zaporizhzhia 'closely monitored' by IAEA

The evacuation of people from the town of Energodar, where many of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's staff and their families live, is being closely monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency, with its director general warning the situation in the area was "increasingly unpredictable".

Regulation & Safety 09 May 2023