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FISA 2009 - EMSNE 2008 ceremony and ENEN Post FISA Workshop
1 July 2009 | FISA 2009 took place in Prague, Czech Republic, 22-24 June and the ENEN Association organised one of the Post FISA 2009 Workshops on "Integration of Nuclear Education and Training: Common Needs, EU Vision and Implementation Instruments” on 25 June. More » |
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Practical Arrangements with IAEA
1 July 2009 | On 26 June 2009 the Practical Arrangements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and the ENEN were signed for further cooperation related to the Asian Network for Education in Nuclear Technology (ANENT). More » |
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Three projects on European Fission Training Scheme launched in 2009
11 June 2009 | Three projects on European Fission Training Schemes lanched for the period of three years, i.e. ENEN III on nuclear engineering, ENETRAP II on radiation protection and PETRUS II on geological disposal. More » |
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3rd ENEN PhD Event took place in Budapest, Hungary, 5 June 2009
8 June 2009 | The 3rd ENEN PhD Event took place in the framework of the International Youth Conference on Energetics (IYCE) in Budapest, Hungary, on 5 June 2009. 12 PhD students participated from 6 European countries and South Africa. More » |
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1st pan-European Recruitment Event to be held in Brussels, 4-5 December 2009
25 May 2009 | AtomiCareers, the 1st pan-European Recruitment Event in the nuclear field for graduates and early-career professionals, will take place in Brussels on 4-5 December 2009 with the official support of the ENEN Association and other key nuclear associations. More » |
UPCOming courses!
Top Graduate Trainee Program (TGTP) Nuclear Technology courses in Munich, Germany, 20-31 July 2009
> Website TGTP
> ISAR page
Main target groups are university graduates and junior academic staff in nuclear organizations. The program can also serve as basis for the nuclear re-education of engineers and scientists working in other areas. The lecturers are high-level experts with longstanding experience in industry as well as university professors. The course program will be conducted by the ISaR Institute in cooperation with the German utilities EnBW, E.ON, RWE and Vattenfall.
It is planned to offer all courses given in Munich as ENEN courses (20% reduction fee for participants from ENEN members, possibility to get a number of grants for students from ENEN universities). Examinations are also expected at the end of all courses not only for the trainees, but for students interested in ECTS from these courses.
4. Nuclear Safety, Regulation and Law (20-31 July 2009)
The courses deal with the scientific approaches, the technical solutions and the legal and regulatory frameworks, underlying present-day safety practices for the peaceful use of nuclear power. Participants will get familiar with the biological effects of radiation, with the main practices of radiation protection, with technical philosophies, concepts and methods to insure and to assess the safety of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities, with the elements of a national regulatory system, and with the role of international institutions and treaties in nuclear safety. Moreover the structure and main contents of national and international nuclear safety standards are explained as well as the specific characteristics of and the major differencies between national approaches in key countries using nuclear energy.
- Safety Concepts and Safety Validation on 20-24 July 2009 
- Nuclear Law, Licensing, Oversight and Safety Standards on 27-29 July 2009
- Das deutsche System von Genehmigung, Aufsicht, Regelsetzung on 30 July 2009
- Biological Effects of Radiation and Radiation Protection on 30-31 July 2009
> Annoucement
> Website
> Registration form by 26 June 2009
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FJOH-2009 Summer School "Towards Implementation of Fast Reactor Technology: The Challenges" in Karlsruhe, Germany, 26 August - 4 September 2009
> For full programme, please contact ingeborg.schwartz@inr.fzk.de
> On-line registration by 18 May 2009
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Top Graduate Trainee Program (TGTP) Nuclear Technology courses in Munich, Germany, 31 August- 18 September 2009 new
The Top Graduate Trainee Program Nuclear Technology 2009 / 2010 will be starting in September. It is a one-year-program aiming at the preparation of engineers and scientists for professional careers within the field of nuclear energy. The program includes on-the-job training in two different organisations as well as the participation in a comprehensive course program. These courses are part of the trainee program but may also be booked individually or in blocks by other persons interested. They convey broad practice-based knowledge for academic professions in different organisations with nuclear activities. The course contents are developed for an international audience and held in English. The lecturers are high-level experts from industry, research institutes and universities with longstanding professional experience.
> More information about TGTP
> Website TGTP
> ISAR page
5. Technology (31 August - 18 September 2009)
- Fundamentals of LWR Technology, 31 August - 4 September 2009
- Reactor Engineering Materials, 7-9 September 2009
- Instrumentation, Control and Electical Systems of NPPs, 9-11 September 2009
- Key NPP Designs for New Build, 14-16 September 2009
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle, 16-18 September 2009
> Registration form
Early registration: by 7 August
Late registration: Three days before beggining of each single course
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2009 International School in Nuclear Engineering in Saclay, France, 31 August - 6 November 2009
10 Doctoral-level courses in Advanced Nuclear Science will be took place in CEA Center Saclay, France.
Course 1, Reactor Core Physics: Deterministic and Monte Carlo Methods (31 August to 4 September)
Course 2, Materials for Reactor Fuels and Structures (7-11 September)
Course 3, LWR and FR Thermal-Hydraulics, Fuel Design and Safety (14-18 September)
Course 4, Experimental Validation and Calivration of Numerical Simulation Models (21-25 September)
Course 5, Reactor Multiphysics and Fuel Management (28 September - 2 October)
Course 6, Bifurcation, Stability and Chaos in Nuclear Systems (5-9 October)
Course 7, Nuclear Fuels for LWRs and FRs (12-16 October)
Course 8, Fuel Cycle Back-End and Reprocessing (19-23 October)
Course 9, Reactor Dismantling and Waste Management (26-30 October)
Course 10, Experimental Nuclear Techniques (2-6 November)
> Leaflet Application by 17 July 2009
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WNU International harmonization of reactor design requirements in Mancheter, UK, 1-4 September 2009
> Leaflet - How to apply
> Tentative course schedule
> World Nuclear University
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"Eugene Wigner" Training Course for Reactor Physics Experiments 2009 in Hungary, Slovak Republic, Austria and Czech Republic for 21 days starting at 2 September 2009
The main emphasis of the course is to perform reactor physics experiments to enhance reactor safety on 3 reasearch- and training reactors in three different cities, i.e. Budapest, Prague and Vienna.
> Leaflet
> Website by 31 May 2009
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Course on 'Simulating soil water movement and transport using the biogeochemical transport model HP1' in Ghent, Belgium, 28 Setember - 2 October 2009 new
The course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of water flow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone, followed by an brief overview of the use of finite element techniques for solving the governing flow and transport equations. "Hands-on" computer sessions will provide participants an opportunity to become familiar with the Windows-based HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) software packages. Emphasis will be on the preparation of input data for a variety of applications.
During the course, some of the latest developments with respect to biogeochemical modeling with HP1 will be also discussed.
> Leaflet
> Website - Online registration by 28 August 2009
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School of Nuclear Knowledge Management in Trieste, Italy, 28 September-2 October 2009
The purpose of the school is to provide specialized education and training on implementation of knowledge management in nuclear science and technology. The main focus will be on innovation and knowledge management, knowledge creation, sharing etc., including knowledge mining and innovative approaches as well as on the lessons learned and practical solutions and good practices with the aim to form "forward thinking" and make results and insights directly applicable in a workplace in the nuclear sector.
The School will focus on methodological and design practices for Nuclear Knowledge Management (NKM), including information technology impact on NKM implementation, present the lessons learned and accumulate national experiences and good practices from NKM programmes in academia, industry and governmental sector and technical support organizations. The style of the meeting will be a series of leading presentations followed by practical sessions discussing the issues raised and difficulties envisaged. All chosen participants will be expected to be actively involved in discussions, panel reviews and school activities.
The invitation to the School is directed to scientists and managers in academia, industry and in the governmental sector who are in charge of managing nuclear knowledge in any form, either as data, as human resources or institutional knowledge.
> Leaflet Application by 15 June 2009
> IAEA activities in Nuclear Knowledge Management
> Contact by email to Mr. Madiba Saidy M.Saidy@iaea.org
International Seminar on Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2009 in Saclay, France, 12-23 October 2009
The main goal of this Seminar is to disseminate comprehensive information and acquire in-depth knowledge on the industrial operations related to the nuclear fuel cycle in France, from the extraction of the uranium ore to the reprocessing of spent fuel, as well as on the management of waste produced during the different stages of the fuel cycle.
Topics:
- The nuclear fuel cycle: an overview
- Geology of uranium: exploration, mining and resources
- From uranium ore to yellow cake: the concentration stage
- From uranium ore concentrates to uranium hexafluoride UF6: the conversion stage
- Uranium enrichment: an overview and gas centrifuge process
- Boiler/Fuel: the constraints
- Fuel assembly: general design
- Recycling industry: Mixed oxide fuel (Mox)
- Fuel rod and assembly: thermal-mechanical design
- Fuel services
- Uranium enrichment by gaseous diffusion
- Options for spent fuel management
- French experience with interim storage technologies: spent fuel and High Level Waste
- Transport of nuclear fuel cycle materials
- Fuel cycle front-end: technical and economical aspects
- Reprocessed recycling uranium
- Reprocessing operations and technology
- Inventory of fuel cycle wastes
- Long term waste management
- R & D in the field of the long-lived nuclear waste management: advanced separation,
- transmutation and long-term interim storage
> Leaflet + How to apply by 7 September 2009
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International Seminar on Thermal Hydraulics of Light Water Reactors in Saclay, France, 23-27 November 2009 new
The main objective of the seminar is to provide the fundamentals of reacot thermal hydraulics, including single- and two-phase flows, heat and mass transfer phenomena and fuel thermal behavior. Finally, the design of main Light Water Reactors will be addressed, particularly thermal and hydraulic limitations.
Topics:
- Thermodynamics and reactor cycles (efficiency)
- Balance equations for single-phase flow (mass, momentum, energy): control of mass and volume, integral and differential form
- Balance equations for two-phase flow: phase density function, averaging process, interfacial transfer, one-dimensional form
- Available models for LWR flow conditions: from micro- to macro-scale, from single-fluid to multi-field, criteria for selection and validation
- Fuel thermal conduction: material properties, temperature distribution
- Heat transfer: boundary layer, single-phase convection, boiling and condensation
- Friction and pressure losses: wall friction, flow characteristic
- Void fraction and relative velocity models
- Flow limitations: static and dynamic instabilities, critical flow CCFL
- Reactor design: normal and accidental conditions, core and plant aspects
> Leaflet + How to apply by 26 October 2009
