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FP7 Project ENEN-III Annex I Description of Work Version 1.2 2008-10-10

SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME THEME: Fission-2008-5.1.1

Theme Title: Euratom Fission Training Schemes (EFTS) in all areas of

Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection Grant Agreement for: Coordination Action

Annex I – "Description of Work"

Project acronym: ENEN-III Project full title: European Nuclear Education Network Training Schemes Grant Agreement no.: 232629 Date of preparation of Annex I: 2008-10-10 Date of approval of Annex I by the Commission:

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List of Beneficiaries

Beneficiary Number *

Beneficiary name Beneficiary short name

Country Date enter project**

Date exit project**

1(coordinator) European Nuclear Education Network Association

ENEN France 1 36

2 Université catholique de Louvain

UCL Belgium 1 36

3 Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie

SCKCEN Belgium 1 36

4 Helsinki University of Technology

TKK Finland 1 36

5 Lappeenranta University of Technology

LUT Finland 1 36

6 Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires

INSTN France 1 36

7 AREVA NP GmbH AREVA Germany 1 36

8 Institute for Safety and Reliability

ISAR Germany 1 36

9 Budapest University of Technology and Economics

BME Hungary 1 36

10 Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Ricerca Technologica Nuclear

CIRTEN Italy 1 36

11 Delft University of Technology DUT Netherlands 1 36

12 University Politehnica Bucharest

UPB Romania 1 36

13 University of Ljubljana UL Slovenia 1 36

14 Josef Stefan Institute JSI Slovenia 1 36

15 Technatom TECNATOM Spain 1 36

16 Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

UNED Spain 1 36

17 Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya

UPC Spain 1 36

18 Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

UPM Spain 1 36

19 HMS Sultan SULTAN United Kingdom

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Table of Contents

PART A .......................................................................................................................... 5

A.1 Budget breakdown form (copy of A3.2 form of the GPFs) ..................................................5 A.2 Project Summary form (Copy of Form A1 of the GPFs) .....................................................7 A.3 List of beneficiaries ..................................................................................................................8

PART B........................................................................................................................... 9

B1. Concept and objectives, contribution to the coordination of high quality research, quality and effectiveness of the coordination mechanism and associated work plan..................9

B 1.1 Concept and project objective(s) .........................................................................................9 B 1.2 Contribution to the coordination of high quality research .............................................11 B 1.3 Quality and effectiveness of the coordination mechanisms and associated work plan.12 B 1.3.1 Overall strategy and general description .......................................................................14 B 1.3.2 Timing of work packages and their components...........................................................18 B 1.3.3 Work package list / overview ..........................................................................................21

B.1.3.3.a Work Package 1 - General framework for European Fission Training Schemes.........21 B.1.3.3.b Work Package 2 - Establishment of qualification programmes ...................................21 B.1.3.3.c Work Package 3 - Training programmes developing the required skills .....................22 B.1.3.3.d Work Package 4 - Internships leading to increasing autonomy ...................................22 B.1.3.3.e Work Package 5 - Responsibility, autonomy and on-the-job-training .........................23 B.1.3.3.f Work Package 6 – Project Management .......................................................................23 B.1.3.3.g Work Package 7 - Coordination of ENEN-III training development activities with SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T WG activities ............................................................................23 Work Package List .....................................................................................................................25

B 1.3.4 Deliverables list.................................................................................................................26 B 1.3.5 Work package descriptions .............................................................................................30 B 1.3.6 Efforts for the full duration of the project .....................................................................38 B 1.3.7 List of milestones and planning of reviews ....................................................................43

B2. Implementation .........................................................................................................................45 B 2.1 Management structure and procedures ............................................................................45 B 2.2 Beneficiaries .........................................................................................................................48 B.2.2.1 - ENEN ..............................................................................................................................48 B.2.2.2 - UCL .................................................................................................................................49 B.2.2.4 - TKK.................................................................................................................................51 B.2.2.5 - LUT .................................................................................................................................53 B.2.2.6 – INSTN.............................................................................................................................54 B.2.2.7 - AREVA ...........................................................................................................................56 B.2.2.8 - ISAR ................................................................................................................................58 B.2.2.9 - BME ................................................................................................................................59 B.2.2.10 - CIRTEN ........................................................................................................................60 B.2.2.12 - UPB................................................................................................................................62 B.2.2.13 - UL ..................................................................................................................................63 B.2.2.14 - JSI..................................................................................................................................64 B.2.2.15 - TECNATOM ................................................................................................................65 B.2.2.16 - UNED ............................................................................................................................66 B.2.2.17 - UPC ...............................................................................................................................67 B.2.2.18 - UPM ..............................................................................................................................68

B.2.2.19 - SULTAN .......................................................................................................................69

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B 2.3 Consortium as a whole ........................................................................................................70 B 2.4 Resources to be committed .................................................................................................71

B3. Impact.........................................................................................................................................71 B 3.1 Strategic impact...................................................................................................................71 B 3.2 Spreading excellence, exploiting results, disseminating knowledge ...............................74

B4. Ethical issues..............................................................................................................................76 B5. Gender aspects...........................................................................................................................76


PART A Budget breakdown and project summary A.1 Budget breakdown form (copy of A3.2 form of the GPFs)

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FP7 Project ENEN-III Annex I Description of Work Version 1.2 2008-10-10 A.2 Project Summary form (Copy of Form A1 of the GPFs)

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A.3 List of beneficiaries

Beneficiary Number *

Beneficiary name Beneficiary short name

Country Date enter project**

Date exit project**

1(coordinator) European Nuclear Education Network Association

ENEN France 1 36

2 Université catholique de Louvain

UCL Belgium 1 36

3 Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie

SCKCEN Belgium 1 36

4 Helsinki University of Technology

TKK Finland 1 36

5 Lappeenranta University of Technology

LUT Finland 1 36

6 Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires

INSTN France 1 36

7 AREVA NP GmbH AREVA Germany 1 36

8 Institute for Safety and Reliability

ISAR Germany 1 36

9 Budapest University of Technology and Economics

BME Hungary 1 36

10 Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Ricerca Technologica Nuclear

CIRTEN Italy 1 36

11 Delft University of Technology DUT Netherlands 1 36

12 University Politehnica Bucharest

UPB Romania 1 36

13 University of Ljubljana UL Slovenia 1 36

14 Josef Stefan Institute JSI Slovenia 1 36

15 Technatom TECNATOM Spain 1 36

16 Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

UNED Spain 1 36

17 Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya

UPC Spain 1 36

18 Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

UPM Spain 1 36

19 HMS Sultan SULTAN United Kingdom

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PART B B1. Concept and objectives, contribution to the coordination of high quality research, quality and effectiveness of the coordination mechanism and associated work plan B 1.1 Concept and project objective(s) There is a strong need for high level training of young specialists in the nuclear sector. This is due to the combination of the ageing of the actual manpower and the starting nuclear renaissance. It is critical to maintain the safety and efficiency of the existing nuclear installations and to build and prepare the development of the next generations of facilities. Well designed training is therefore necessary, allowing the handling of the technical challenges with all safety assurances. Major industrial organisations have the means, both in terms of expertise and finances, to hire young engineers and to train them for the specific duties, through a combination of in-house programmes, training courses available on the market, and, not to be neglected, on-the-job training. It is much more problematic for smaller organisations and in countries where recent policies with respect to nuclear energy has led to the decrease in nuclear education and research funding. Synergies would be beneficial in all cases. The proposal covers the structuring, organisation, coordination and implementation of training schemes in cooperation with local, national and international training organisations, to provide training courses and sessions at the required level to professionals in nuclear organisations or their contractors and subcontractors. The training schemes provide a portfolio of courses, training sessions, seminars and workshops, offered to the professionals for continuous learning, for updating their knowledge and developing their skills to maintain their performance at the current state-of-the-practice and to anticipate the implementation of new scientific and technological developments. The training schemes allow the individual professional to acquire a profile of skills and expertise, which will be documented in his training passport. The essence of such passport is that it is recognised within the EU (and possibly abroad) by the whole nuclear sector, which provides mobility to the individual looking for employment and an EU wide recruitment field for employers in the nuclear sector. The recognition is subject to qualification and validation of the training courses according to a set of commonly agreed criteria, which can be ratified by law or established on a consensus basis within a network. The assessment of the needs identified a list of generic types of training where specific training schemes have to be developed including training sessions, seminars, workshops, etc. to constitute the portfolio offered to postgraduates and professionals for training and further personal development. Training schemes in the following four generic types will be developed in the project: Type A) Basic training in selected nuclear topics for non-nuclear engineers and professionals in the nuclear industry. The shortage of engineers with basic nuclear knowledge with respect to the demands of the industry leads to the concept of providing education and training of nuclear topics to non-

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nuclear engineers during graduation or as postgraduate courses. The target group consists of engineers supporting the operation of a Nuclear Power Plant, for example:

• Programme Engineer • Performance/Reliability Engineer • System/Component/Maintenance Engineer • Design Engineer • Safety Assessment Engineer

The experience obtained during the FP6 NEPTUNO1 project will be exploited to define the qualification profile with the required knowledge and skills. The NEPTUNO project aimed at a few key positions in the plant, outlining the job descriptions, the corresponding set of core qualifications and competences and a recommended training programme. The current ENEN-III project intends to provide essential knowledge and skills to a broader target group of professionals working in the nuclear industry. Type B) Basic training in selected nuclear topics for personnel of contractors and subcontractors of nuclear facilities. Nuclear facilities contractors are defined as any personnel working for a nuclear facility who are not directly employed by this nuclear facility.In 2001, the International Atomic Energy Agency published a technical document2 on assuring the competence of NPP contractor (and subcontractor) personnel. The document displays general conclusions and recommendations, followed by a diversity of contractor personnel assessment schemes and utility case studies. The compilation of the individual approaches in different countries and by different utilities is certainly very valuable, but the variety observed shows that a common and mutually recognised training scheme for NPP contractor and subcontractor personnel would be beneficial and provide considerable added value on a European scale.

Contractor personnel provide essential services to nuclear power plants, particularly during plant outages or for projects involving major upgrades to plants. In providing these services contractor personnel encounter similar problems to those that challenge nuclear power plant personnel. Accordingly, contractor personnel must be similarly competent and effectively interface with NPP personnel when performing their assigned duties. It is in this context that a well-designed training scheme would assure the competence of contractor personnel. Accreditation and recognition of the training scheme on a European level would alleviate the assessment of the contractors' competence and skills by the utilities. Type C) Technical training for the design and construction challenges of Gen III Nuclear Power Plants. The Generation III reactors currently in the construction and planning stages have been designed on the basis of several fundamentally different concepts with respect to Generation II reactors and their evolutionary improvements and backfittings. Following the categorisation of those concepts by T. Dominguez3, five different fields can be identified and the challenges they represent should be addressed in the education and training programme for the engineers involved in the detailed design and construction of those GEN III plants.

1 FISA Luxembourg, 2006 2 International Atomic Energy Agency, TECDOC-1232, 2001 3 FISA Luxembourg, 2006

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The first field is the technology, including passive safety systems, extensive use of mixed oxide fuels, high burn-up resistant fuels, new materials, etc. The second field is the international dimension of the GEN III design, forcing and requiring the harmonisation of licensing criteria and procedures, of quality standards, certification programmes and validation tests. The third field relates to the changing infrastructure and organisation of the construction projects, involving the utilities, the vendors, the safety organisations and their interactions. Cost optimisation strategies by reducing the construction period and exploitation of past operational experience to reduce or eliminate unnecessary margins and tolerances is the fourth category. The recovery of infrastructures and component manufacturing techniques is an additional element in this category. Finally, the extensive availability and use of innovative engineering software tools, 3D models, standardisation, optimisation and automatisation is a fifth field to be addressed in the training of the new nuclear engineer. Training schemes for GEN III construction should therefore address the innovative technologies, the safety requirements, the project stakeholders, interactions and logistics, the operational experience, and the design codes, standards and tools. Type D) Technical training on the concepts and design of GEN IV nuclear reactors Research centers and engineering companies are studying and developing advanced reactor concepts of the fourth generation to optimise the energy production and reduce the quantities and the long–term risks of nuclear waste. In the same way as the utilities operating nuclear power plants and their contractors, the research centers are facing the shortage of engineers with a satisfactory background in nuclear disciplines and expressed their interest in a training scheme on the concepts and design of GEN IV nuclear reactors. The GEN IV nuclear reactors are characterised by higher operating temperatures, requiring gas or liquid metal coolants in the primary circuit, although supercritical water cooling and molten salts are possible options as well. High temperature materials, corrosion effects, liquid metal dynamics, heat exchangers are typical topics which would fit to this training scheme. GEN IV nuclear reactors are also characterised by fast neutron fluxes for both breeding fresh fuel in blanket materials and enhanced burning of long-lived waste products. In combination with the higher temperatures and the new primary coolants, those features will need the development and testing of entirely new nuclear fuels and fuel cycles, together with new fuel fabrication and fuel recycling concepts. A training scheme for the design of GEN IV nuclear reactors, including this large variety of components, will be more research oriented and will have a broader and less specialised scope than the former ones. Nevertheless it is expected to respond to the current needs of the research communities in order to design and build the prototypes of the nuclear reactors of the future. B 1.2 Contribution to the coordination of high quality research Competence is the ability to perform according to identified standards; it comprises knowledge, skills and attitudes and may be developed respectively through education, experience and training. Qualification is a formal statement of achievement, resulting from an auditable assessment; if competence is assessed, the qualification becomes a formal statement of competence and may be shown on a certificate, a diploma, a passport or any type of evidence of an assessment with a positive result.

The development and testing of training schemes in a multinational network will take into account the different approaches and cultural attitudes towards education and training across the European Union. Teachers will be faced the opportunities and challenges to prepare the trainees for changing workplaces, international organisations and an increasingly

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interdependent environment. The international experience will pay lifelong dividends to the trainees, as they become more sensitive to other cultures and policy issues in different countries. The training schemes will create a supportive environment where the partners will discuss and evaluate how to integrate the different perspectives as an integral part in the curriculum. Strategies to create a learning environment that encourages social interaction, active engagement and self-motivation will be part of the pedagogic framework of the training schemes. Methods and activities will be explored to encourage access to information sources on an international scale, to solve problems in collaboration with trainees in other countries.

This approach will significantly contribute to the coordination of the training area in the different training schemes by providing to the trainees a broader competence, enhanced flexibility and greater sensitivity to community diversity and cultural identity.

Contractor and subcontractor personnel is used to perform tasks that are of a specialised or temporary nature where it is not feasible to hire or maintain a full-time NPP employee. Accordingly, contractors may be used in a variety of situations to support NPPs, such as the delivery of supplies and services that are subject to different quality standards based on a graded approach to assuring quality, or activities dealing with plant safety systems according to different safety concepts and policies. In providing these services contractor personnel encounter similar problems to those that challenge NPP personnel. Typical examples are assessment of risk, quality assurance, compliance with procedures, communications, teamwork, work in hazardous environments and concerns about nuclear safety.

Accordingly, contractor personnel must be competent and effectively interface with NPP personnel when performing assigned duties. Assurance is required that contractor personnel meet the qualification criteria before undertaking any activities at a NPP site, as the NPP has a responsibility for establishing qualification criteria for its own personnel and for contractor personnel. A commonly developed training scheme incorporating the various concepts and approaches will deliver professionals with a broad field of competence and great flexibility.

In contrast to the past major wave of NPP construction in the seventies and eighties, focusing on national utility companies, national regulators and licensing, national energy policies and safety rules, the design and construction engineers are facing transnational utilities, coordinated safety authorities, international approval of concepts and design, multinational vendors. The effective functioning in this environment requires a broad approach in the training scheme, whose modules and components will require acceptance and recognition of an international community. An enhanced coordination of the training area for design and construction engineers across the European Union and beyond will be the natural consequence of those developments. B 1.3 Quality and effectiveness of the coordination mechanisms and associated work plan Seventeen of the nineteen partners of the consortium are members of the ENEN Association and most of them have been involved already in the FP5 ENEN coordination project and in the FP6 NEPTUNO and ENEN-II coordination projects. Structures and communication channels have therefore been established and formalised to some extent within the ENEN Association and will support the quality and the effectiveness of the coordination mechanisms in this project.

The ENEN Association itself is a legal entity with statutory structures and meetings, including the General Assembly and the Governing Board chaired by the President. Contacts,

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interactions and information exchanges between the members are firmly established and facilitated by the ENEN Secretariat located in Saclay and the ENEN web site www.enen-assoc.org. The ENEN Secretariat will be in charge of the overall coordination of the project. The lessons learned from the ENEN-I, NEPTUNO and ENEN-II projects with respect to the design, organisation and implementation of education and training modules will be reviewed and will serve as a basis for the design and development of training schemes in the current project ENEN-III.

The activities of the ENEN Association are organised in five working committees, whose members will be involved to the necessary extent in this project. The Teaching and Academic Affairs Committee (TAAC) establishes the equivalence between nuclear education curricula, awards the ENEN Master of Science Certification, promotes exchanges and organises International ENEN exchange courses. TAAC is represented in the consortium by ISAR, UPB and SULTAN. The Advanced Courses and Research Committee (ACRC) ensures the link between ENEN members and research laboratories in the European Community. It establishes exchanges with other networks and determines through tight relations with research centres, universities and industry, suitable topics for internships, and Masters' Thesis. ACRC is represented in the consortium by SCKCEN, CIRTEN, UPM and SULTAN. The Training and Industrial Projects Committee (TIPC) identifies the industrial needs for continued professional development. It organizes training sessions and courses on subjects of common interest for the ENEN associated members. It facilitates the mobility of professors as lecturers. The TIPC is represented in the consortium by CEA-INSTN, ISAR and JSI. The Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) elaborates the quality assurance processes to be applied in the implementation of education and training programmes by the ENEN members. This committee examines as well the quality assurance practices adopted in each institution. It collects information about rules and practices such as selection, training and certifying teachers, and proposes a scheme for their harmonisation. The QAC is represented in the consortium by UCL, TKK, CEA-INSTN and BME. The Knowledge Management Committee (KMC) identifies and monitors deficiencies in scientific knowledge relevant to nuclear technology and safety. It implements an action plan to ensure that valuable scientific knowledge is not lost. It develops and ensures efficient use of Information and Communication Technology to support teaching and learning. The KMC is represented in the consortium by SCKCEN and DUT. The networking established for several years through the ENEN Association and its working committees provides a solid basis for an effective coordination and for the quality of the coordination mechanisms.

The framework to be established for the European Fission Training Schemes will be based on a systematic approach to training (SAT), for which experience has been shown that it is the most effective method available for preparing and producing training programmes. Through its five interrelated phases of analysis, design, development, evaluation and implementation, SAT offers significant advantages for developing and maintaining the competence of personnel.

The ENEN Association has developed an evaluation system for reviewing educational programmes and curricula according to the Bologna agreement to implement the mutual recognition of courses related to nuclear disciplines and nuclear engineering in particular. This evaluation system will provide the basis for an "accreditation" structure with the objective to implement the mutual recognition of the components of the European Fission Training Schemes throughout the European Union. The mutual recognition and the supporting structure are expected to be effective mechanisms for the coordination action. The concept of a European Training Passport and its recognition and acceptance by different stakeholders, industries, utilities, contractors and regulatory bodies, will provide a good indicator of the

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success of the coordination action. "Passport" is already used in several countries in the context of a lifelong educational record, for example "Bildungspass" and "Sicherheitspass". The appropriateness of the term "Passport" will be examined during the project. B 1.3.1 Overall strategy and general description The objective is to develop and test training schemes for specific positions in the nuclear sector. Training schemes will be developed the following fields: a) basic training scheme on selected nuclear topics for non-nuclear engineers and personnel of nuclear facilities contractors and subcontractors; b) technical training scheme for the design challenges of GEN III nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities; c) technical training scheme for the construction challenges of GEN III nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities; d) technical training scheme for research and development work related to the design of GEN IV reactors. The training schemes for (a) and (d) will be developed in Work Package 1 of the coordination action in cooperation with the future employers, the contractors, subcontractors and research centers. For the training schemes (b) and (c) specific professional profiles have already been selected by the future employer. However, the training profiles will be designed in an appropriate generic way to cover similar positions in other nuclear facilities as well, for example in research reactors. (b) Professional profiles for the design of GEN III nuclear power plants: GEN III DESIGN profile 1 System and Process Engineering main function of the job: Development of system and process functional specifications for nuclear power plant systems (planning, design and operation) within specified rules and guidelines. The work essentially comprises of process engineering requirements regarding mechanical components as well as electrical and instrumentation & control

GEN III DESIGN profile 2 Safety Analysis Evaluation main function of the job: Qualified implementation of safety analyses (e.g. transient analyses, emergency coolant analyses, probabilistic and deterministic analyses, fluid dynamics analyses, accident analyses, analyses concerning radiation protection and neutron fluency). The main focus is on routine implementation and analyses evaluation

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(c) Professional profiles for the construction of GEN III nuclear power plants GEN III CONSTRUCTION profile 1 HVAC Project Implementation main function of the job: Development of system and process functional specifications for ventilation systems (nuclear and conventional). The essential components are to be dimensioned and procured. The selection and commissioning of components is to be supervised

GEN III CONSTRUCTION profile 2 System Engineering main function of the job: Development of system and process functional specifications for primary and auxiliary systems in nuclear power plants within specified rules and guidelines. This in particular includes basic and detailed design. With this appropriate calculational analyses is necessary

GEN IV Research and Development profile In the Generation IV training scheme the very preliminarily work profiles might be divided into subject areas of 1) materials, 2) safety design, and 3) Generation IV systems. Materials would involve high-temperatures, radiation damage, corrosion, fuel, etc. Safety design would address neutron dynamics, thermal hydraulics, safety and licensing issues. In Generation IV the economic aspects, non-electric applications, fuel cycles, waste management, sustainability and similar areas would be dealt with. The details of these profiles are to be defined in the early stages of ENEN-III and all profiles would have several cross-cutting features. Also major changes from the tentative ideas above must not yet be excluded. The training schemes will be developed according to the systematic approach for training (SAT) and will include the following five phases. Analysis In cooperation with the future employers and the Advisory Board, an analysis will be made of the required qualifications and skills to perform the tasks of a specific professional profile. The analysis will be based on past experience, lessons learned and recommendations of the stakeholders, e.g. regulatory bodies, utilities, and international organisations active in the field, e.g. the International Atomic Energy Agency. Design The training scheme will be designed in detail to provide to the trainees the general background knowledge, the basic and specialist theoretical education, and the practical work and experience to develop the required qualifications and skills. The training scheme will show the different entry points for trainees with different backgrounds and education levels. In principle the minimum starting level will be the second year of the Master level or after graduation to the Master level.

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Development A survey will be made to identify the education and training organisations providing the necessary components of the training scheme in terms of courses, seminars, workshops, internships, etc. If necessary new modules will be developed and tested to cover the full scope of the required qualifications and skills. Evaluation The evaluation phase will have two components. The first evaluation will be carried out by a quality assurance group together with the future employers to verify the technical content and pedagogical value of the components of the training scheme and the logical sequence of the different modules. The second evaluation will be carried out after running the training schemes with a number of trainees and assessing the qualifications acquired and the skills developed during the training. This evaluation will be the final phase of the project and will include recommendations for optimising and improving the training scheme. Implementation After passing first phase of the evaluation, the training schemes will be run in a test phase with trainees supported or already employed by the future employers. The following proposals have been made for participation to the test phase: SCKCEN : 2 engineers GEN IV CEA-INSTN : 2 engineers GEN IV JSI : 3 engineers AREVA : 24 staff members GEN III AREVA : 16 internships GEN III TKK & LUT: 2 to 4 Gen IV trainees ISaR : 8 trainees CIRTEN : 10 trainees UPM : 2 trainees UNED : 5 trainees UCL: 1- 2 students or engineers (depending on financial support) DUT: 1 trainee (tentative)

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Graphical representation of Work packages and their interdependencies The relations between the Work Packages are shown in the figure 1 below. The individual tasks within the Work Packages and their interrelations are represented in the planning and the time schedule graphs on the following pages. The time schedule is more dependent on the availability of resources with the different partners than on the availability of specific deliverables from different Work Packages.

Figure 1 Graphical representation and work package interdependencies


B 1.3.2 Timing of work packages and their components The proposed duration of the project is 36 months. Figure 2a Graphical representation and tentative planning

CalendarMonths 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36

Task ID Task description PMM PMMWork Package 1 24,50

T.1.1

Establish a general framework for European Fission Training Schemes, the target groups to be trained, the professional profiles to be achieved and the roles of the consortium partners 3

T.1.2

Defining qualifications and skills for target groups of non-nuclear graduates among the nuclear power plant personnel, contractors and subcontractors to be trained in basic nuclear topics 4

T.1.3

Defining qualifications and skills for target groups of nuclear and non-nuclear engineers to be trained for addressing the challenges of Generation III nuclear power plant design 4

T.1.4

Defining qualifications and skills for target groups of nuclear and non-nuclear engineers to be trained for addressing the challenges of Generation III nuclear power plant construction 4

T1.5Defining qualifications and skills for target groups of engineers to be trained for designing Generation IV nuclear power plants 4

T.1.6 Design an accreditation structure for training programmes at the European level 2

T.1.7Identify barriers and evaluate the potential acceptance level for the mutual recognition of training schemes across the European Union 2

T.1.8Develop a training passport (skills passport) concept as a tool for implementing the mutual recognition of training schemes 1,5Work Package 2 27,00

T.2.1.1Establishing the qualification programme for the target groups: Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates 2

T.2.1.2Compiling and selecting courses, training sessions and training events for acquiring the qualifications 2

T.2.2.1Establishing the qualification programme for the target groups: Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2


T.2.3.1Establishing the qualification programme for the target groups: Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2


T.2.4.1Establishing the qualification programme for the target groups: Design engineers of GEN IV nuclear reactors 2


T.2.5 Develop new courses and training modules as necessary 2

T.2.1.3Running the qualification programme with selected trainees: courses, seminars, learning: Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates 2

T.2.2.3Running the qualification programme with selected trainees: courses, seminars, learning: Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2

T.2.3.3Running the qualification programme with selected trainees: courses, seminars, learning : Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2

T.2.4.3Running the qualification programme with selected trainees: courses, seminars, learning : Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors 2

T.2.6 Validate the qualification programmes 1

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Figure 2b Graphical representation and tentative planning

CalendarMonths 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36


T.3.1.1Establishing the training programme for developing skills: Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates 2

T.3.1.2 Compiling and selecting training sessions for acquiring the skills 1

T.3.2.1Establishing the training programme for developing skills: Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2


T.3.3.1Establishing the training programme for developing skills: Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2


T.3.4.1Establishing the training programme for developing skills: Design engineers of GEN IV nuclear reactors 2

T.3.4.2 Compiling and selecting training sessions for acquiring the skills 1,5T.3.5 Develop new courses and training modules as necessary 1

T.3.1.3

Running the training programme for acquiring the necessary skills with a number of trainees - scientific visits, case studies, good practices: Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates 2

T.3.2.3

Running the training programme for acquiring the necessary skills with a number of trainees - scientific visits, case studies, good practices: Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2

T.3.3.3

Running the training programme for acquiring the necessary skills with a number of trainees - scientific visits, case studies, good practices : Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 2

T.3.4.3

Running the training programme for acquiring the necessary skills with a number of trainees - scientific visits, case studies, good practices : Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors 2

T.3.6 Validate the training modules 1Work Package 4 18,50

T.4.1Develop and agree with selected stakeholders a basic internship approach with increased autonomy of trainees 4,5

T.4.2 Conduct a pilot case according to the agreed autonomous internship approach 4

T.4.3Develop a general concept of coordinated internships with different stakeholders representing different policies and cultures of employers in various EU countries 6

T.4.4 Build a stakeholder group supporting the coordinated internship concept 4

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Figure 2c Graphical representation and tentative planning CalendarMonths 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36


T.5.1.1Complete the on-the-job training under contract with future employer : Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates 1

T.5.1.2.Follow-up of the on-the-job training with the trainees and the mentors at regular intervals 1

T.5.1.3 Feedback report and recommendations for the training schemes 0,5

T.5.2.1Complete the on-the-job training under contract with future employer : Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 1

T.5.2.2Follow-up of the on-the-job training with the trainees and the mentors at regular intervals 1


T.5.3.1Complete the on-the-job training under contract with future employer : Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants 1



T.5.4.1Complete the on-the-job training under contract with future employer : Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors 1


T.5.4.3 Feedback report and recommendations for the training schemes 0,5Work Package 6 7,00

T.6.1 Coordinate the Work Packages and motivate the involved parties. 1T.6.2 To allocate project resources according to the needs. 1

T.6.3To produce the contractual documents and supervise the production of the deliverables 1

T.6.4To convene and conduct the project progress meetings and management committee meetings 0,5

T.6.4.1 Kick-off meeting 0,5T.6.4.2 Progress meetings/workshops 0,5T.6.4.3 Project management meetings 0,5T.6.4.4 Work Package meetings 0,5

T.6.5Implement a Quality Assurance system for running the project and to assess the deliverables 1

T.6.6Implement a Knowledge Management system for securing and disseminating the project results, the validated training schemes and the experience acquired 0,5Work Package 7 4,50

T.7.1Description of ENEN-III WP7 activities (power point presentation) to SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T WGs. 1

T.7.2

Mapping of E&T activities across ENEN-III, SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG. Initial draft mapping by month 6. Table draft at SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG WGs on E&T for Issue 1 of E&T mapping by month 8. Document will be live and reissued at month 16, month 24 and month 32. 2

T.7.3WG summary reports (short, no more than 2 pages) within one month of each working group. Summary reports to be prepared by ENEN-III representative on each WG 1,5

T.7.4

Arrange E&T workshop towards end of 2010. Deliverable will be workshop programme and papers will be published as proceedings on CD. (subject to additional EC funding of 47000 Euro)

Months

FP7 Project ENEN-III Annex I Description of Work Version 1.2 2008-10-10 B 1.3.3 Work package list / overview The Work plan of the ENEN III Coordination and Support Action consists of the Coordination activities and the project management activities. The Coordination Activities are split into five main Work Packages, with objectives, description of work to be achieved through individual task leading to deliverables defined for each Work Package. The sixth Work Package will define the procedures for the Project Management.

B.1.3.3.a Work Package 1 - General framework for European Fission Training Schemes

The main objective of the first Work Package will be to establish the framework for European Fission training schemes to be implemented. The definition of target groups to be trained will be the first step to be achieved and the role of different consortium partners will be identified.

Qualifications and skills will then have to be established for the following target groups: - engineers among the nuclear facilities personnel, contractors and subcontractors to be

trained in basic nuclear topics, - engineers to be trained for addressing the design challenges of Generation III power

plants and other nuclear facilities, - engineers to be trained for addressing the construction challenges of Generation III

power plants and other nuclear facilities, - engineers to be trained for the definition and design of Generation IV nuclear power

plants

Two categories of, engineers will be considered: engineers with basic nuclear education (at a master degree level) and non nuclear engineers having no background in their graduate education in the nuclear engineering topics. For these two categories schemes shall be defined and compared.

The shortage in nuclear engineers is commonly recognized by universities, industry and regulatory authorities in Europe and worldwide. This is highly aggravated by the approach of retirement for well confirmed engineers who participated in the design, the construction and the operation of existing nuclear power plant units and the combination of what is now called the nuclear renaissance. The construction of Generation III nuclear power plants is a necessity that has to be achieved and the design of Generation IV studies must be realized by well trained engineers and researchers to meet the challenges of energy supply for the future.

In this context, non nuclear engineers will be engaged and their training must be done according to identified and commonly recognized training schemes leading to the acquirement of qualifications and skills. In the framework of this first Work Package, the design of an accreditation structure for training programmes at a European level shall be achieved followed by the evaluation of the potential acceptance level for mutual recognition of relevant training schemes across the European Union. The major role for this accreditation will be under the responsibility of industrial consortium partners as well as research centres participating is this Coordination Action. Contacts will be established at this phase with other industrial partners such as EDF, SUEZ and EoN to validate their acceptance of training schemes defined for these target groups leading to the development of a training “skill” passport concept to be considered as a tool for implementing the mutual recognition and enabling mobility of nuclear personnel across the European Union.

B.1.3.3.b Work Package 2 - Establishment of qualification programmes

The second Work Package will establish the qualification programmes for the target groups. This will be constituted by basic nuclear topics (for non-nuclear engineers), selected courses, training sessions, seminars, advanced courses and workshops. Databases concerning academic

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courses have been established under ENEN FP5 Coordination Action and a similar one was established under FP6 NEPTUNO Coordination Action related to training courses. All this data is in the process of being updated under the responsibility of ENEN Association. The information already available will facilitate the establishment of the different qualification programmes. Since several years several universities, members of ENEN Association have organized their academic courses according to a modular structure. Some of theses modules are already opened for the registration of young professionals permitting the acquirement of basic nuclear qualifications.

The main work to be achieved under this Work Package will be compiling and selecting courses, training sessions or seminars for each qualification programme. A special attention should be implemented by the introduction of practical sessions associated to basic courses making use of tools such as training reactors or nuclear power plant simulators.

This compilation of courses will enable the identification of “gaps” and new courses or training modules will be developed as necessary.

This has to be completed by implementing the qualification programmes by the organization of courses, seminars, training sessions and their evaluation through the feedback provided by professors, trainers, trainees and employers.

B.1.3.3.c Work Package 3 - Training programmes developing the required skills

Skills development will be the main objective of Work Package three. This will be done by the establishment of specific training programmes for developing skills for the four target groups. Training programmes for acquiring the necessary skills will be based on the scientific and technical visits, case studies and acquirement of good practices. Emphasis should be put on the organization of this phase of the training for a limited number of trainees under the tutorship of confirmed engineers or researchers and on a specific topic.

This also has to be completed by implementing the skills development programmes and their evaluation through the feedback provided by trainers, tutors, trainees and employers.

B.1.3.3.d Work Package 4 - Internships leading to increasing autonomy

Under the fourth Work Package training achieved under Work Packages 2 and 3 will be followed by internships realized by trainees attached to different stakeholders. The objective is to create schemes and procedures confronting the trainees with different policies and cultures of employers in various European Union countries. The topics selected will be realized by the agreement of several chosen stakeholders who will be hosting the trainees.

A pilot case will be conducted leading to an increasing autonomous internship approach carried during a defined period and precise schedule. A report will be drafted by the trainee and a defence organized by the project partners to evaluate this pilot approach of the internship concept.

As a first consequence, a general concept of coordinated internships with different stakeholders will be developed. This will be done by the association of various stakeholders, partners or supporting the ENEN III Coordination Action (such as EDF), representing different policies and cultures of employers in various European Union countries. This will naturally lead to stakeholders’ agreement or protocol supporting the coordinated internship concept. Finally a report on the evaluation of the pilot case study will be drafted and a dissemination workshop with concerned stakeholders will be organized.

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B.1.3.3.e Work Package 5 - Responsibility, autonomy and on-the-job-training

This fifth Work Package will deal with the last phase of the scheme. Its objective for the trainee is to acquire through this phase of the training responsibility, self-confidence and autonomy through on-the-job training. Arrangements should be made for the trainees to conduct autonomous activities under the mentorship of employers and acquire responsibility and be in charge of specific duties. This will enable trainees to get acquainted with employer environment, policy, culture and other professional counterparts.

The follow-up of the trainees during this phase of the on-the-job training will be realized by a selected jury by collecting reports from trainees and the mentors at regular intervals that will be defined. Analysis of these reports will produce a definite evaluation of the training scheme and a final feedback report will include recommendations and improvements when necessary.

B.1.3.3.f Work Package 6 – Project Management

Work Package 6 deals with the management tasks of the project, the organisation of project progress meetings and review meetings, the production of progress reports, financial reports and the interactions with the EC for monitoring the project advancement and the distribution of the project resources and funding. The Work Package will include a review of the lessons learned from the ENEN-I, NEPTUNO and ENEN-II projects as a basis for the design and development of the Fission Training Schemes in the project ENEN-III.

This Work Package includes also the collection and dissemination of management and financial information, the preparation of contractual documents and reports related to the project management, the conduction of financial surveys and settlements, banking activities and finally financial reporting. It also includes to some extent the external communication and dissemination of information about ENEN III project. Daily management is assured by the Office of the ENEN Secretary General.

B.1.3.3.g Work Package 7 - Coordination of ENEN-III training development activities with SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T WG activities

The objective of the 7th work package will be cross-cutting, whereby the activities undertaken within work packages 1-5 will be coordinated with the education and training working groups (E&T WGs) of the other relevant EU platforms addressing nuclear fission-energy related activities, specifically the Strategic Nuclear Energy-Technology Platform (SNE-TP), the European Nuclear Energy Platform (ENEF) and the Higher Level Group (HLG). By establishing collaborations with these groups E&T activities will be mapped to ensure that the developments are coordinated to deliver coherent and consistent programmes that meet the overall objectives foreseen for a European training/skills portfolio that delivers quality training and mobility for the European nuclear workforce in both the public and private sector. Participants in WP7 are already or will be invited to participate in the WGs of SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG. By establishing this collaboration between ENEN-III and the T&E WGs of SNE-TP, ENEF and the HLG this WP-7 will ensure that the major stakeholders are engaged with the five SAT stages (analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation) to be formulated within the training programmes. The stakeholder groups will include:

• research organisations (public and private, power and medical applications)

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• systems suppliers (e.g. nuclear vendors, engineering companies, etc) • energy providers (e.g. electric utilities, heat and/or hydrogen vendors, etc) • regulatory bodies and associated technical safety organisations (TSO) • education and training (E&T) institutions, and, in particular, universities • civil society and the international institutional framework (IAEA and OECD/NEA).

In order to facilitate exchange of information and coherent and consistent programmes across the four platforms (SNE-TP, ENEF, HLG and ENEN-III) an E&T and KM workshop will be organised approximately half way through the ENEN-III project. This workshop may be organised with the cooperation of the European Nuclear Society (ENS) and FORATOM as well as the IAEA and OECD/NEA to maximize stakeholder engagement.

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Work Package List

Work package

N°4

Work package Title Type of Activity5

Lead Participant

N°

Person months

Start month

End month

WP1

Setting training framework: defining qualifications and skills; installing accreditation structure for mutual recognition & training passport

COORD 19 SULTAN

24,5 1 27

WP2 Establishing the qualification programme; compiling and selecting courses, training sessions and training events for acquiring the qualifications; Running the qualification programme with a number of trainees: courses, seminars, learning

COORD 10 CIRTEN

27 7 24

WP3 Establishing the training programme for developing the required skills compiling and selecting training sessions for acquiring the skills Running the training programme for acquiring the skills with a number of trainees: scientific visits, case studies, good practices

COORD 15 TECNATOM

22,5 7 24

WP4 Increasing autonomy of trainees: Internships in different organisations, participation to activities, practice a variety of approaches with different policies and cultures

COORD 8 ISAR

18,5 7 30

WP5 Autonomous conduction of activities by trainees with mentor; in charge of specific duties; getting acquainted with professional counterparts; on the job training under contract with future employer

COORD 7 AREVA

10 15 34

WP6 Project Management MGT 1 ENEN

7 1 36

WP7 Coordination of ENEN-III training development activities with SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T WG activities.

COORD 19 SULTAN

4,5 1 36

TOTAL 114

4 Workpackage number: WP 1 – WP n. 5 Type of activity is indicated by one of the following codes: OTHER Other activities (including management) MGT Management of the consortium COORD Coordination activities

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B 1.3.4 Deliverables list Deliv.

N°6Deliverable Name WP

N° Lead

Beneficiary (tentative)

Estimated indicative

person-months

Nature7

Dissemination Level8

Deli-very Date

D.1.1 General framework for the European Fission Training Schemes

1 ENEN 1

3 R PU 6

D.1.2 Training scheme in basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates

1 UPC 17

DUT 11

4 P+R PU 6

D.1.3 Training scheme for design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

1 AREVA 7

4 P+R PU 6

D.1.4 Training scheme for construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

1 AREVA 7

4 P+R PU 6

D.1.5 Training scheme for design of GEN IV nuclear reactors

1 SCKCEN 3

4 P+R PU 6

D.1.6 Concept of an Accreditation structure for European Fission Training Schemes

1 TECNATOM 15

2 P+R PU 12

D.1.7 Survey of the barriers and potential acceptance level for mutual recognition of training schemes across the European Union

1 CIRTEN 10

2 R PU 12

D.1.8 Concept of a training and skills passport

1 SULTAN 19

1,5 P PU 18

D.2.1 Qualification programme for the target groups - Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates

2 UPM 18

LUT 5

6 P+R PU 9

D.2.2 Qualification programme for the target groups - Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

2 LUT 5

CIRTEN 10

6 P+R PU 9

6 Deliverable numbers in order of delivery dates: D1 – D n. 7 The nature of the deliverable is indicated by one of the following codes: R = Report P = Prototype D = Demonstrator O = Other 8 The dissemination level is indicated by one of the following codes: PU = Public PP = Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services). RE = Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services).

CO = Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services).

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Deliv. N°

Deliverable Name WP N°

Lead Beneficiary


person-months

Nature Dissemination Level

Deli-very Date

D.2.3 Qualification programme for the target groups - Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

2 CIRTEN 10

6 P+R PU 9

D.2.4 Qualification programme for the target groups - Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors

2 TKK 4

6 P+R PU 9

D.2.5 Evaluation of the qualification programmes with feedback from teachers, trainees and future employers

2 CEA-INSTN 6

3 R RE 24

D.3.1 Skills development programme for the target groups - Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates

3 TECNATOM 15

5 P+R RE 12

D.3.2 Skills development programme for the target groups - Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

3 AREVA 7

5 P+R RE 12

D.3.3 Skills development programme for the target groups - Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

3 AREVA 7

5 P+R RE 12

D.3.4 Skills development programme for the target groups - Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors

3 LUT 5

5 P+R RE 12

D.3.5 Evaluation of the skills development programmes with feedback from teachers, trainees and future employers

3 CEA-INSTN 6

2,5 R PP 16

D.4.1 Report on basic autonomous internship approach

4 ISaR 8

4,5 R PP 12

D.4.2 Report on the evaluation of the pilot case

4 SCKCEN 3

4 R PP 12

D.4.3 Report on the development of a European concept of coordinated internship

4 JSI 14

6 R RE 12

D.4.4 Agreement or protocol on the stakeholder agreement

4 ENEN 1

4 O RE 24

D.5.1 Description of the on-the-job training of the trainees under contract with the future employers

5 SCKCEN CEA-INSTN

AREVA JSI

1 P+R RE 18

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Deliv. N°


Lead Beneficiary


person-months


Deli-very Date

D.5.2 Follow-up reports of the on-the-job training at regular intervals

5 SCKCEN CEA-INSTN

AREVA JSI

1 R PP 16, 24, 30

D.5.3 Feedback report and recommendations for the training scheme for the target groups - Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates

5 TECNATOM 15

2 R RE 27, 33

D.5.4 Feedback report and recommendations for the training scheme - Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

5 AREVA 7

2 R RE 27, 33

D.5.5 Feedback report and recommendations for the training scheme - Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

5 AREVA 7

2 R RE 27, 33

D.5.6 Feedback report and recommendations for the training scheme - Design engineers of GEN IV nuclear reactors

5 SCKCEN 3

2 R RE 27, 33

D.6.0 Review and compile the lessons learned from the ENEN-I, NEPTUNO and ENEN-II projects

6 ENEN 1

pm R RE 1

D.6.1 Project progress meeting reports on Kick-off, mid-term and final meetings.

6 ENEN 1

1 R PP 2, 18, 36

D.6.2 Project financial statements and project review reports according to the contract.

6 ENEN 1

2 R+O PP 13, 24, 36

D.6.3 Project dissemination of information and external communication

6 ENEN 1

2 O PU 1 – 36

D.6.4 Final project report. 6 ENEN 1

2 R PU 36

D.7.1 Presentation of ENEN-III WP7 activities to SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T WGs

7 SULTAN 19

1 R PP 4

D.7.2 Map of E&T activities across ENEN-III, SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG (WENRA).

7 ISaR 8

DUT 11

2 R PU 6 8

16 24 32

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Deliv. N°


Lead Beneficiary


person-months


Deli-very Date

D.7.3 WG summary reports (2pages) within one month of each working group.

7 SULTAN 19

1,5 R PP WG +1

D.7.4 Arrange E&T workshop towards end of 2010.

7 ENEN 1

Subject to additional funding

R PU 18

TOTAL 114

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B 1.3.5 Work package descriptions

WP 1 – TRAINING FRAMEWORK Work Package number 1 Start date or starting event: Month 1 Work Package Title TRAINING FRAMEWORK Activity Type Coordination Activities Participant identification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Person-months : 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Participant identification 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Person-months : 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2,5 ENEN Member identification Person-months :

Objectives

- To set up the framework and the training schemes for the target groups

- To set up the accreditation structure for mutual recognition of the training components

- To launch the training passport concept

Description of work

- Establish a general framework for European Fission Training Schemes, the target groups to be trained, the professional profiles to be achieved and the roles of the consortium partners

- Defining qualifications and skills for target groups of non-nuclear graduates among the nuclear power plant personnel, contractors and subcontractors to be trained in basic nuclear topics

- Defining qualifications and skills for target groups of nuclear and non-nuclear engineers to be trained for addressing the challenges of Generation III nuclear power plant construction

- Defining qualifications and skills for target groups of engineers to be trained for designing Generation IV nuclear power plants

- Design an accreditation structure for training programmes at the European level

- Identify barriers and evaluate the potential acceptance level for the mutual recognition of training schemes across the European Union

- Develop a training passport (skills passport) concept as a tool for implementing the mutual recognition of training schemes

Deliverables

- D.1.1 General framework for the European Fission Training Schemes

- D.1.2 Training scheme in basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates

- D.1.3 Training scheme for design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

- D.1.4 Training scheme for construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

- D.1.5 Training scheme for design of GEN IV nuclear reactors

- D.1.6 Concept of an Accreditation structure for European Fission Training Schemes

- D.1.7 Survey of the barriers and potential acceptance level for mutual recognition of training schemes across the European Union

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- D.1.8 Concept of a training and skills passport

Milestones and expected result

- M.1.1 Establishment of the framework for the European Fission Training Schemes including the accreditation structure

- M.1.2 Establishment of the training scheme for the four-types target groups

- M.1.3 Survey on the mutual recognition of training schemes across the EU

- M.1.4 Development of the training passport concept

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WP 2 – QUALIFICATION PROGRAMME Work Package number 2 Start date or starting event: Month 5 Work Package Title QUALIFICATION PROGRAMME Activity Type Coordination Activities Participant identification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Person-months : 1 1 2 3 2 1 1,5 2 Participant identification 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Person-months : 1 2 2 1,5 2 2 2 1 ENEN Member identification Person-months :

Objectives

- To establish the qualification programmes for the target groups

- To run the qualification programme for the target groups

Description of work - Establishing the qualification programme for the target groups:

o Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates o Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants o Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants o Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors

- Compiling and selecting courses, training sessions and training events for acquiring the qualifications;

- Develop new courses and training modules as necessary - Running the qualification programme with selected trainees: courses, seminars, learning

- Validate the qualification programme

Deliverables

- Qualification programme for the target groups o D.2.1 Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates o D.2.2 Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants o D.2.3 Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants

o D.2.4 Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors

- Running the qualification programme with courses, seminars, self-study and assessment of the trainees

- D.2.5 Evaluation of the qualification programmes with feedback from teachers, trainees and future employers


- M.2.1 Establishment the qualification programmes for the four-type target groups

- M.2.2 Organising the qualification programmes

- M.2.3 Evaluation of the qualification programmes

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WP 3 – SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Work Package number 3 Start date or starting event: Month 5 Work Package Title SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Activity Type Coordination Activities Participant identification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Person-months : 1 0,5 1 1 1 1 2 1,5 Participant identification 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Person-months : 1,5 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 ENEN Member identification Person-months :

Objectives

- To establish the training programme for developing the required skills for the four target groups

- To run the training sessions for developing the skills for the four target groups

Description of work - Establishing the training programme for developing the required skills - Compiling and selecting training sessions for acquiring the skills

o Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates o Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants o Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants o Design engineers of GENIV nuclear reactors

- Running the training programme for acquiring the necessary skills with a number of trainees: scientific visits, case studies, good practices

- Validate the training modules

Deliverables

- Skills development programme for the target groups o D.3.1 Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates o D.3.2 Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants o D.3.3 Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants


- Running the skills development programme with training sessions, case studies, scientific visits and practice work

- D.3.5 Evaluation of the skills development programmes with feedback from teachers, trainees and future employers


- M.3.1 Establishment the skill development programmes for the four-type target groups

- M.3.2 Organising the skill development programmes

- M.3.3 Evaluation of the skill development programmes

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WP 4 – INTERNSHIPS & INCREASING AUTONOMY Work Package number 4 Start date or starting event: Month 3 Work Package Title INTERNSHIPS & INCREASING AUTONOMY Activity Type Coordination Activities Participant identification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Person-months : 1 1,5 1 1 0,5 1 6 0,5 Participant identification 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Person-months : 2 2 1 1 ENEN Member identification Person-months :

Objectives

- To increase the autonomy of trainees attached to different stakeholders

- To create schemes and procedures confronting the trainees to different policies and cultures of employers in various EU countries

Description of work

- Develop and agree with selected stakeholders a basic internship approach with increased autonomy of trainees

- Conduct a pilot case according to the agreed autonomous internship approach

- Develop a general concept of coordinated internships with different stakeholders representing different policies and cultures of employers in various EU countries

- Build a stakeholder group supporting the coordinated internship concept

Deliverables

- D.4.1 Report on basic autonomous internship approach

- D.4.2 Report on the evaluation of the pilot case

- D.4.3 Report on the development of a European concept of coordinated internship

- D.4.4 Agreement or protocol on the stakeholder agreement


- M.4.1 Development of the basic autonomous internship approach

- M.4.2 Conduction of the pilot case of internship

- M.4.3 Development of the European concept or coordinated internship

- M.4.4 Preparation of agreement or protocol on the internship with the stakeholders

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WP 5 – RESPONSIBILITY & AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITIES Work Package number 5 Start date or starting event: Month 15 Work Package Title RESPONSIBILITY & AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITIES Activity type Coordination Activities Participant identification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Person-months : 1 2 1 1 0,5 2,5 Participant identification 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Person-months : 2 ENEN Member identification Person-months :

Objectives

- To acquire responsibility, self-confidence and autonomy through on-the-job training

- To get acquainted with employer environment, policy, culture and with professional counterparts

Description of work

Making arrangements for the trainees to

- Conduct autonomous activities under mentorship of future employer

- Acquire responsibility and be in charge of specific duties

- Get acquainted with professional counterparts

- Complete the on-the-job training under contract with future employer

- Follow-up of the on-the-job training with the trainees and the mentors at regular intervals

- Collect individual on-the-job training reports from the trainees

- Collect individual on-the-job training reports from the mentors

- Anonymise and evaluate the trainees' and mentors' reports

- Produce a feedback report on the training schemes and recommendations for optimisation/improvements as necessary

Deliverables

- D.5.1 Description of the on-the-job training of the trainees under contract with the future employers

- D.5.2 Follow-up reports of the on-the-job training at regular intervals

- Feedback report and recommendations for the training schemes o D.5.3 Basic nuclear topics for non-nuclear graduates o D.5.4 Design engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants o D.5.5 Construction engineers of GEN III nuclear power plants



- M.5.1 Description of the on-the-job training of the trainees

- M.5.2 Feedback report and recommendation of the training scheme for the four-types target groups

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WP 6 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT Work Package number 6 Start date or starting event: Month 1 Work Package Title PROJECT MANAGEMENT Activity Type Management of the Consortium Participant identification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Person-months : 2,5 1 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 Participant identification 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Person-months : 0,5 0,5 0,5 ENEN Member identification Person-months :

Objectives

- To coordinate and manage the project according to time schedule and budget

- To run the project under Quality Assurance

- To ensure proper Knowledge Management of the project results, secure experience and disseminate results

Description of work

- To coordinate the Work Packages and motivate the involved parties.

- To allocate project resources according to the needs.

- To produce the contractual documents and supervise the production of the deliverables

- To convene and conduct the project progress meetings and management committee meetings

- Implement a Quality Assurance system for running the project and to assess the deliverables

- Implement a Knowledge Management system for securing and disseminating the project results, the validated training schemes and the experience acquired

Deliverables - D.6.0 Review of lessons learned from ENEN-I, NEPTUNO and ENEN-II projects - D.6.1 Project progress meeting reports on Kick-off, mid-term and final meetings. - D.6.2 Project financial statements and reports according to the contract. - D.6.3 Project dissemination of information and external communication. - D.6.4 Final project report.


- M.6.1 Kick-off meeting

- M.6.2 Mid-term meeting

- M.6.3 Final meeting

- M.6.4 Establishment of the Quality Assurance system for the project

- M.6.5 Establishment of the Knowledge Management system for the project

- M.6.6 Preparation of the final report

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WP 7 – COLLABORATION WITH OTHER TRAINING NETWORKS Work Package number 7 Start date or starting event: Month 1 Work Package Title Collaboration with with SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T WGs Activity Type Coordination Activity Participant identification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Person-months : 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 Participant identification 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Person-months : 0,5 0,5 1 ENEN Member identification Person-months :

Objectives

- The objective of the 7th work package (WP7) will be cross-cutting, whereby the activities undertaken within work packages 1-5 will be coordinated with the education and training working groups (E&T WGs) of the other EU platforms addressing nuclear fission-energy related activities, specifically the Strategic Nuclear Energy-Technology Platform (SNE-TP), the European Nuclear Energy Platform (ENEF) and the Higher Level Group (HLG)

Description of work - Description of ENEN-III WP7 activities (power point presentation) to SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T

WGs. Complete activities by month 4. - Mapping of E&T activities across ENEN-III, SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG. Initial draft mapping by

month 6. Table draft at SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG WGs on E&T for Issue 1 of E&T mapping by month 8. Document will be live and reissued at month 16, month 24 and month 32.

- WG summary reports (short – no more than 2 pages) within one month of each working group. Summary reports to be prepared by ENEN-III representative on each WG.

- Arrange E&T workshop towards end of 2010. Deliverable will be workshop programme and papers will be published as proceedings on CD.

Deliverables - D.7.1 Presentation of ENEN-III WP7 activities to SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG E&T WGs. - D.7.2 Map of E&T activities across ENEN-III, SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG. Initial draft mapping by

month 6. Table draft at SNE-TP, ENEF and HLG WGs on E&T for Issue 1 of E&T mapping by month 8. Updated map document at month 16, month 24 and month 32. - D.7.3 WG summary reports (short – no more than 2 pages) within one month of each working

group. Summary reports to be prepared by ENEN-III representative on each WG. - D.7.4 Arrange E&T workshop towards end of 2010. Deliverable will be workshop programme and

papers will be published as proceedings on CD.


- D.7.1 Dissemination of Map of E&T activities across ENEN-III, SNETP, ENEF and HLG WGs

- D.7.2 ENEN-III Workshop in cooperation with SNETP, ENEF and HLG E&T WGs in 2010.

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B 1.3.6 Efforts for the full duration of the project Project Effort Form 1 – Indicative efforts per beneficiary per Work Package Participant N° Short Name

WP 1 WP 2 WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 WP 6 WP7 Total person -months

1 ENEN 1 1 1 1 1 2,5 0,5 8 2 UCL 1 1 0,5 0 0 0 0 2,5 3 SCKCEN 1 0 0 1,5 2 0 0,5 5 4 TKK 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 5 LUT 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 6 CEA-INSTN 1 2 1 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 6 7 AREVA 1 1 1 1 2,5 0,5 0,5 7,5 8 ISAR 0 0 0 6 0 0,5 0,5 7 9 BME 1 1,5 2 0,5 0 0 0 5 10 CIRTEN 2 2 1,5 0 0 0,5 0 6 11 DUT 1 1 1,5 0 0 0 0,5 4 12 UPB 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 13 UL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 14 JSI 1 0 1 2 2 0,5 0,5 7 15 TECNATOM 2 1,5 2 2 0 0,5 0 8 16 UNED 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 17 UPC 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 18 UPM 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 19 SULTAN 2,5 1 1 1 0 0,5 1 7

TOTALS 24,5 27 22,5 18,5 10 7 4,5 114


Project Effort Form 2 - Indicative efforts per activity type per beneficiary - Part 1 Activity Type Beneficiary 1

ENEN Beneficiary 2

UCL Beneficiary 3

SCKCEN Beneficiary 4

TKK Beneficiary 5

LUT Beneficiary 6 CEA-INSTN

SUBTOTAL ACTIVITIES

Coordination activities WP1 Training Framework 1 1 1 1 1 1 6WP2 Qualification Programme

1 1 0 2 3 2 9

WP3 Skills Development 1 0,5 0 1 1 1 4,5 WP4 Internships and Increasing Autonomy

1 0 1,5 1 1 0,5 5

WP5 Responsibility and Autonomous Activities

1 0 2 1 1 0,5 5,5

WP7 Collaboration with other Networks

0,5 0 0,5 0 0 0,5 1,5

Total 'Coordination' 5,5 2,5 5 6 7 5,5 31,5 Consortium management activities

WP6 Project Management 2,5 0 0 0 1 0,5 4Etc Total 'Management' 2,5 0 0 0 1 0,5 4 TOTAL BENEFICIARIES 8 2,5 5 6 8 6 35,5

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Project Effort Form 2 - Indicative efforts per activity type per beneficiary - Part 2 Activity Type Beneficiary 1-6

Carry-over Beneficiary 7

AREVA Beneficiary 8

ISAR Beneficiary 9

BME Beneficiary 10

CIRTEN Beneficiary 11

DUT SUBTOTAL ACTIVITIES


9 1 0 1,5 2 1 14,5

WP3 Skills Development 4,5 1 0 2 1,5 1,5 10,5 WP4 Internships and Increasing Autonomy

5 1 6 0,5 0 0 12,5


5,5 2,5 0 0 0 0 8


1,5 0,5 0,5 0 0 0,5 3

Total 'Coordination' 31,5 7 6,5 5 5,5 4 59,5 Consortium management activities

WP6 Project Management 4 0,5 0,5 0 0,5 0 5,5 Total 'Management' 4 0,5 0,5 0 0,5 0 5,5 TOTAL BENEFICIARIES 35,5 7,5 7 5 6 4 65

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UPB Beneficiary 13

UL Beneficiary 14

JSI Beneficiary 15 TECNATOM

Beneficiary 16 UNED

SUBTOTAL ACTIVITIES


14,5 2 2 0 1,5 2 22

WP3 Skills Development 10,5 2 2 1 2 2 19,5 WP4 Internships and Increasing Autonomy

12,5 0 0 2 2 0 16,5


8 0 0 2 0 0 10


3 0 0 0,5 0 0 3,5

Total 'Coordination' 59,5 5 6 6,5 7,5 5 89,5 Consortium management activities

WP6 Project Management 5,5 0 0 0,5 0,5 0 6,5 Total 'Management' 59,5 0 0 0,5 0,5 0 6,5 TOTAL BENEFICIARIES 65 5 6 7 8 5 96

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UPC Beneficiary 18

UPM Beneficiary 19

SULTAN TOTAL

ACTIVITIES Coordination activities WP1 Training Framework 18 2 2 2,5 24,5 WP2 Qualification Programme

22 2 2 1 27

WP3 Skills Development 19,5 1 1 1 22,5 WP4 Internships and Increasing Autonomy

16,5 1 0 1 18,5


10 0 0 0 10


3,5 0 0 1 4,5

Total 'Coordination' 89,5 6 5 6,5 107 Consortium management activities

WP6 Project Management 6,5 0 0 0,5 7 Total 'Management' 89,5 0 0 0,5 7 TOTAL BENEFICIARIES 96 6 5 7 114


B 1.3.7 List of milestones and planning of reviews Milestone N°9 Milestone name WP

involved Expected

date Means of validation

M.1.1 Establishment of the framework for the European Fission Training Schemes including the accreditation structure

1 12 Report and procedure for accreditation

M.1.2 Establishment of the training scheme for the four-types target groups

1 5 Reports

M.1.3 Survey on the mutual recognition of training schemes across the EU

1 12 Report

M.1.4 Development of the training passport concept

1 18 Prototype and Demonstration

M.2.1 Establishment of the qualification programmes for the four-type target groups

2 9 Programmes and detailed content of courses

M.2.2 Organising the qualification programmes 2 14 Certificates of trainees

M.2.3 Evaluation of the qualification programmes

2 16 Report

M.3.1 Establishment the skill development programmes for the four-type target groups

3 9 Programme and detailed content of training sessions

M.3.2 Organising the skill development programmes

3 14 Certificates of trainees

M.3.3 Evaluation of the skill development programmes

3 16 Report

M.4.1 Development of the basic autonomous internship approach

4 7 Report

M.4.2 Conduction of the pilot case of internship

4 11 Report

M.4.3 Development of the European concept or coordinated internship

4 18 Report

M.4.4 Preparation of agreement or protocol on the internship with the stakeholders

4 20 Agreement

M.5.1 Description of the on-the-job training of the trainees

5 14 On-the-job training programmes

M.5.2 Feedback report and recommendation of the training scheme for the four-types target groups

5 23 Reports

M.6.1 Kick-off meeting 6 2 Report M.6.2 Mid-term meeting 6 19 Report M.6.3 Final meeting 6 36 Report M.6.4 Establishment of the Quality Assurance

system for the project 6 3 System and

procedures M.6.5 Establishment of the Knowledge

Management system for the project 6 3 System and

procedures M.6.6 Preparation of the final report 6 36 Report M.7.1 Dissemination of Map of E&T activities

across ENEN-III, SNETP, ENEF and HLG WGs

7 Report on E&T activities

M.7.2 ENEN-III Workshop in cooperation with SNETP, ENEF and HLG E&T WGs in 2010.

7 19 Report and proceedings

9 Milestone numbers in chronological order: M1 – D n.

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Tentative Schedule of project reviews

Review no. Tentative timing Planned venue (tentative)

Comments

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B2. Implementation B 2.1 Management structure and procedures For the purpose of this project a consortium agreement will be established between the ENEN Association, representing also some members actively involved in the tasks and the full contractors. The purpose of this Consortium Agreement is to specify the organisation of the work related to this project between the ENEN members and the external partners, to organise the management of the Project, to define the respective rights and obligations of the participants, including, but not limited to, their liability and indemnification, to set out rights and obligations of the participants, supplementing but not conflicting with those of the EC Contract. The participants agree to cooperate pursuant to the terms of this Consortium Agreement in order to execute and fulfill the EC Contract with the EC and perform the tasks designated in the activities in the present document. Project Coordinator The project will be coordinated by the ENEN Association, in particular by the members of its Board of Governors and the office of the Secretary General for the daily management. The Board of Governors is composed according to the ENEN Statutes. The institutions represented in the ENEN Board of Governors have acquired considerable experience in nuclear education, training and knowledge management and the qualifications of their representatives as well as their experience with Euratom and EU R&D contracts is beyond questioning. They have been managing as coordinator the FP5 contract ENEN FIR1-CT-2001-80127 and the FI6O-CT-2003-508849 NEPTUNO project and are currently managing the FP6-036414 project ENEN-II. The ENEN Association, its Board and the office of the Secretary General are currently managing as well the participation of seventeen universities to the Integrated Project FI6W-2005-516520 IP EUROTRANS. The ENEN Board of Governors is responsible for discharging the duties of the ENEN Association as project coordinator, acting through the office of the Secretary General, which is the interface to the European Commission for all bilateral and multilateral aspects. The Board represents the project coordinator in all technical and administrative matters and is responsible to organize the timely delivery of contractual documents, reports and cost statements.

The management of ENEN III project is defined in Work Package six with the following three objectives: - coordinate and manage the project according to time schedule and budget - run the project under Quality Assurance - ensure proper Knowledge Management of the project results, secure experience and

disseminate results The meetings are convened by the Office of the ENEN Secretary general: - Kick-off meeting within one month after the start of the project - Mid-term progress meeting, after 18 months with the objective of evaluating the progress and

different achievements of the five Work Packages - Final project meeting in the 36th month, with a final evaluation and establishment of a list of

recommendations. For each of training schemes A, B, C and D a subco-ordinator will be appointed. Their task will be to assist the coordination of tasks across the training schemes and the contacts within ENEN, ENEN-III participants and other stakeholders.

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Training scheme A - Non-nuclear engineers : ISaR with CIRTEN & DUT Training scheme B – GEN III NPP and reactor design : AREVA Training scheme C – GEN III NPP and reactor construction : AREVA Training scheme D – GEN IV Materials, Safety design and Systems : TKK The Project Management Committee The project Management Committee will consist of the Coordinator, the Work package Leaders and the sub-coordinators for the four training schemes. The project Management Committee will play a key role in the management and the progress of this project according to time schedule and to the budget allocations. On a regular base that will be defined, this committee will organize regular meetings together with Work Package leaders to evaluate the project progress, prepare the above mentioned meetings and decide on the allocation of project resources when needed. The Committee will meet shortly before each of the three plenary project meetings (kick-off, mid-term and final) to prepare the meetings, and once around the 9th and the 27th month to evaluate the progress made, discuss the results, and review the resource allocation and the financial issues. It is expected and intended that all multilateral issues in the framework of the ENEN-III project can be solved between the ENEN members and the external partners in mutual agreement under guidance of the Project Management Committee. Work Package meetings The Work package leaders have the responsibility of organizing meetings of the parties involved to decide on the distribution of the tasks, the time schedule and the use of the resources allocated to their Work Package. The Work Package partners will meet as required. The assistance of ENEN Secretariat can be obtained for the organization of telephone meetings. This type of meetings will be encouraged under this Coordination Action with the evident consequence of cost reduction and time saving. On this basis regular and frequent meetings can take place ensuring a better follow up of the project progress and tasks’ achievements. Advisory Board The ENEN Advisory Board will have been installed under the ENEN-II project and will continue to be consulted in ENEN-III in particular with respect to the development of the European Fission Training Schemes to advise on the needs for higher education and training in the nuclear community (research, regulators, industry, utilities) in quantitative and qualitative terms. The purpose is to keep a good balance between the needs for nuclear education and training and the supply. However, a balanced situation with respect to the needs and supply of education and training is still sterile when facing a shortage of candidates and in the absence of interest of youngsters for the jobs. The Advisory Board together with the consortium will have to seek appropriate ways to advertise careers in the nuclear community and attract a sufficient number of candidates. Networking under the ENEN-II project in combination with the involvement of the ENEN Association in coordination initiatives launched by the European Commission, in particular the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform and the European Nuclear Energy Forum provide implicit guidance and feedback with respect to the ENEN Association's activities. The composition of the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform Working Group on Education, Training and Knowledge Management fits the requirements and terms of reference

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for the Advisory Board of the ENEN Association and will be asked to assume this role in the future in a more formal framework.

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B 2.2 Beneficiaries B.2.2.1 - ENEN

The temporary network, established through the European 5th Framework Programme project ENEN, was given a more permanent character by the foundation of the European Nuclear Education Network Association on September 22, 2003 as a non-profit-making association according to the French law of 1901, pursuing a pedagogic and scientific aim.

Its main objective is the preservation and the further development of expertise in the nuclear fields by higher education and training. This objective is realized through the co-operation between universities, research organisations, regulatory bodies, the industry and any other organisations involved in the application of nuclear science and ionising radiation.

Supported by the 5th and 6th Framework Programme of the European Community, the ENEN Association established the delivery of the European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering certificate. In cooperation with the industry, regulatory bodies and national nuclear waste agencies in the ENEN-II project, higher education curricula are being developed and harmonised at the European level for radiation protection, radiochemistry, radioecology and underground nuclear waste disposal. Education and training courses have been developed and offered to materialise the core curricula and optional fields of study in a European exchange structure. Pilot editions of those courses and try-outs of training programmes have been successfully organised with good interest and attendance of students, nuclear industries, regulatory bodies and international organisations. The involvement of ENEN in the 6th EC Framework project EUROTRANS, developing an accelerator driven neutron source for isotope transmutation, further expanded the ENEN activities to specialised courses for PhDs and post-doctoral researchers.

The ENEN Association also contributes to the management of nuclear knowledge within the European Union as well as on a world-wide level, through contacts with the ANENT Network in Asia, and by its participation to activities of the World Nuclear University. Peter Paul De Regge Education: PhD Chemistry, Radiochemistry, Gent University, Belgium

Quality Engineer, Centre for Quality Management, Antwerp, Belgium Current activity: Projects Manager, ENEN

Quality Manager, Nuclear Research Centre SCKCEN, Mol, Belgium Previous activity: Radiochemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Fuel Development, Waste

Management, Nuclear Research Centre SCKCEN, Mol, Belgium Section Head Physics, Chemistry & Instrumentation, International

Atomic Energy Agency, Agency Laboratories, Vienna, Austria Key qualifications: Chemistry, radiochemistry, nuclear fuel cycle, waste management, project

management, knowledge management, quality assurance Ryoko Kusumi Education: Master of Laws, Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Diploma of International Nuclear Law, Montpellier University, France Current activity: Secretary General, ENEN Previous activity: Safety Officer, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, International

Atomic Energy Agency, Austria Key qualifications: International law, public law, nuclear law and regulations, project

management, knowledge management, web site management

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B.2.2.2 - UCL University catholic de Louvain (UCL), located in Louvain-la-Neuve is a research based higher education institution involving all disciplines of human sciences, medicine and exact sciences. Nuclear sciences and engineering are present in several departments (physics, chemistry, nuclear medicine and mechanical engineering). Within the school of engineering EPL "Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain" and its department of mechanical engineering, TERM is a division active in fluid flow, heat transfer including two-phase thermal hydraulics. The division involves 4 full time professor, 3 researcher with a PhD degree, 6 technicians and secretary, and 12 PhD students. The school of engineering contributes actively to the teaching of neutron physics and thermal-hydraulics of the post-graduate program of the Belgian Nuclear Education Network (BNEN). Prof. Yann Bartosiewicz: Graduated from National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (INPG) in 1998 in fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, he obtained his PhD in mechanical engineering (CFD modeling plasma of supersonic plasma jets) in 2003 from Université de Sherbrooke, Canada. He joined UCL in September 2005 where he is teaching thermal cycles and thermodynamics. He also active in the BNEN consortium by teaching the course of nuclear thermal-hydraulics at the nuclear research center (SCK-CEN) in Mol. His research interests cover new or sustainable refrigeration systems such as solar cooling system, ejector technology or transcritical cooling cycles, but also two-phase flows related to nuclear safety. In this area, Prof. Bartosiewicz is involved the NURESIM project (FP6, Nuclear Reactor SIMulation) concerning the CFD modeling of free surface instabilities in the case of a PTS (Pressure Thermal Shock) scenario and will be involved in the future NURISP project (FP7) for the CFD modeling of critical flows relevant to LOCA accident. In addition, he is collaborating actively with CEA Grenoble trough a PhD project for the development of CATHARE 3. Dr Jean-Marie Seynhaeve has completed his PhD in 1980 at UCL and has more than 25 years of experience in multiphase flow physics. Dr. Seynhaeve has a long experience on the physics and modelling of critical two-phase flows. He is the main engineer of the TERM division. Recently, he was involved in the WAHALoads project in the frame of the 5th European Program. The WAHALoads project led to the development of a code, WAHA, for the prediction of the two-phase flow transients associated with pressure waves induced by fast valve closure or sudden abrupt ruptures of pipe. He is now working on the NURESIM and EUROTRANS (MYRHA) projects (FP6) and will be involved in the future NURISP (FP7) project concerning CFD modelling of critical flow during LOCA with the new European platform set up during NURESIM. He also teaches courses at UCL in thermodynamics and energy. From 2006 Prof. Dr. Hamid Aït Abderrahim is director of the institute of Advanced Nuclear Systems at SCK*CEN, Mol, Belgium. He is professor of Nuclear Engineering (MECA2600) at the Université Catholique of Louvain-la-Neuve and at the Ecole Polytechnique of Louvain-la-Neuve (MECA/TERM). He is project leader of the MYRRHA project from 1998. He was partner or coordinator in the European Framework Programmes FP4, FP5 and FP6 for several project (SPIRE, TECLA, PDS-XADS, MUSE, ADOPT, EUROTRANS, ELSY, PATEROS) related to programmes on Partitioning &Transmutation and Accelerator Driven Systems. Currently, he chairs the group Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the Technology Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Energy (SNE-TP) initiated on the European level in September 2007.

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B.2.2.3 - SCKCEN The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN was created in 1952 in order to give the Belgian academic and industrial world access to the worldwide development of nuclear energy. It is a Foundation of Public Utility, with a legal status according to private law, under the tutorial of the Belgian Federal Minister in charge of energy. Since 1991, the statutory mission gives priority to research on issues of societal concern such as safety of nuclear installations, radiation protection, safe treatment and disposal of radioactive waste, fight against uncontrolled proliferation of fissile materials and fight against terrorism. The Centre will also develop, gather and spread the necessary knowledge through education and communication, and provide all services asked for in the nuclear domain (by the medical sector, the nuclear industry and the government). These actions contribute to the overall purpose: maintain a centre of excellence for research on peaceful applications of nuclear energy. The available know-how and infrastructure are also used for services to industry and for training. Through its international school for Radiological Protection (isRP), SCK•CEN is an important partner for training projects in Belgium (to nuclear sector, medical and non-nuclear sector), as well as at the international level (IAEA, EC). The Centre also acts as an advisor to the Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC). Today, about 600 employees advance the peaceful industrial and medical applications of nuclear energy, and realise a turn-over of about 80 M EURO. Michèle Coeck is a PhD in physics and works at SCK*CEN since 1994. She started as young scientific researcher at the BR2 reactor department, preparing a PhD thesis. In 1998 she became a scientific collaborator at the radiation protection department. Since 2000 she is also involved with SCK*CEN's international school for radiological protection, and collaborated in and conducted several national and international projects dealing with education and training (amongst others in collaboration with IAEA and EC). In 2006 she became head of the Expert Group Communication, Education and Knowledge management and E&T Coordinator at SCK*CEN. She was the coordinating person for the ENETRAP 6FP. From 2006 Prof. Dr. Hamid Aït Abderrahim is director of the institute of Advanced Nuclear Systems at SCK*CEN, Mol, Belgium. He is professor of Nuclear Engineering (MECA2600) at the Université Catholique of Louvain-la-Neuve and at the Ecole Polytechnique of Louvain-la-Neuve (MECA/TERM). He is project leader of the MYRRHA project from 1998. He was partner or coordinator in the European Framework Programmes FP4, FP5 and FP6 for several project (SPIRE, TECLA, PDS-XADS, MUSE, ADOPT, EUROTRANS, ELSY, PATEROS) related to programmes on Partitioning &Transmutation and Accelerator Driven Systems. Currently, he chairs the group Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the Technology Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Energy (SNE-TP) initiated on the European level in September 2007.

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B.2.2.4 - TKK Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) is the oldest and largest university of technology in Finland, dating back to the nineteenth century. In 1849 the Helsinki Technical School was founded, marking the beginning of organized technical education in Finland. In 1872 the school became Helsinki Polytechnic School and in 1879 Helsinki Polytechnical Institute. In 1908 it was changed to Helsinki University of Technology and thus began the teaching of technology at university level in Finland. In the 1950's and 60's new premises were built to house the University of Technology in Otaniemi and the university moved from Helsinki to the neighboring city of Espoo. In January 1st 2008, TKK re-organized its internal structure and presently it consists of 25 departments grouped into four faculties. Studies involve 11 degree programmes, 250 professors, about 15 000 under- and postgraduate students; circa 1000 Masters´ degrees and 160 doctorates were awarded in 2007, Total funding from state and other sources was about 230 million euros in 2006. For further information see http://www.tkk.fi. In Finland MSc-level nuclear engineering education is provided by two, roughly equally sized units: Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Engineering Physics, Advanced Energy Systems (AES) and Nuclear Engineering Laboratory of Lappeenranta University of Technology (NEL/LUT). AES focuses on reactor physics, radiation topics, and environmental assessments whereas NEL/LUT has its strongest expertise in thermal hydraulics. Strong collaboration between AES and NEL/LUT exists. AES gives basic nuclear engineering education to about thirty 3rd year students of TKK (study programmes of engineering physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) and to about 10 more advanced students within the study program of Engineering Physics AES is also involved in research and education on wind, solar, and renewable, novel energy storage methods, and fusion research. The strategy is to provide the students a strong physics and mathematics background and a "researchers" attitude applicable to tackle the multifaceted problems in energy problems. The study structure is being adopted to the Bologna process (300 ECTS MSc) to fully replace the former study system by 2008/2009. For more details, see our web-site http://www.hut.fi/Units/AES/. The research activities of AES all take place in tight collaboration with the Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finnish Nuclear Safety Authority, and Power Utilities. Nuclear Energy related projects in AES include development of verification methods for CTBT, NPP simulators, nuclear waste issues, reactor safety studies, Generation IV and fusion reactor studies. Networking takes place within our national research programmes: SAFIR2010 (safety), KYT 2010 (nuclear waste) and GEN4FIN (new reactor types) as also through the Association Euratom-Tekes within fusion subjects. In nuclear training, we have actively participated in all ENEN (European Nuclear Education Network) tasks within fission topics and on the other hand the fusion researcher training within Euratom. Particular assets, with respect to ENEN-activities, include Triga, advanced status of nuclear waste research in Finland, excellent computational facilities and NPP safety codes. AES is one of the key members in the Finnish coordinating committee planning nuclear training and education in Finland, with the national network FINNEN, and serves as the l contact point for ENEN.

Rainer Salomaa: born 1947, DrSc(Eng.) in 1973 at Helsinki University of Technology. Appointed by Helsinki University 1972-74, Technical Research Centre of Finland 1974-82, New York University 1980-81, Max Planck Institute fur Quantenoptik 82-83; full professor at Helsinki University of Technology (nuclear engineering) 1982 - present. About 350 publications, supervised about 170 MSc-theses and ca. 45 DrSc(Eng)-theses. Member of Finnish Nuclear Safety Commission until 2008 and several other nuclear committees in Finland, president of the Finnish Nuclear Society 1991-1993. A subcontractor in Euratom-Tekes Association since 1995. Participation in ENEN, NEPTUNO, and ENEN-II. Member of the

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quality assurance committee of ENEN. Main research interests: application of lasers and radiation, fusion reactor physics, advanced fission reactors. Pertti Aarnio: born 1951, D.Sc. (Tech.) in 1990 at Helsinki University of Technology. Appointed by Helsinki University of Technology 1975 - present, visiting scientist at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), 1996-1998, 1985-1986, and 1981-1982. About 100 publications. Main research interests: gamma-ray spectrometry, experimental high energy physics. Jarmo Ala-Heikkilä: born 1966, D.Sc. (Tech.) in 2008 at Helsinki University of Technology. Appointed by Helsinki University of Technology 1989 - present, visiting nuclear scientist at Center for Monitoring Research, Arlington, Virginia 1996-97, secretary of Finnish Nuclear Society 1998-2002, secretary of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Energy of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy 2006-08. Main research interests: gamma-ray spectrometry, radionuclide identification, treaty monitoring.

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B.2.2.5 - LUT Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) was established in 1969 as a national university of technology. LUT is state-run and financed by the Ministry of Education. About 5000 students study in the various degree programmes offered by the university, and about 900 new students are admitted each year. There are about 500 postgraduate students, and 900 members of staff. Lappeenranta University of Technology is specialized in technology and economics. LUT`s location in town Lappeenranta very near the border between the EU and Russia has also had a major impact on the university's activities and orientation. Nuclear engineering education is given in the Department of Energy and Environmental Technology, where the students get thorough knowledge of power engineering and thermal hydraulics.

LUT has responded to the challenge of training majority of the nuclear engineering professionals needed in Finland. The students graduating from our laboratory have good basic knowledge in all disciplines related to nuclear energy applications and energy and power plant technology, and special knowledge in the following branches of nuclear technology: radiation protection, safety issues, function and system knowledge in nuclear power plants, thermal hydraulics and reactor physics, computer code modeling of nuclear power plants, nuclear waste and environmental effects. LUT coordinates the national basic professional training course on nuclear safety (YK courses) having annually 50 students and 100 lectures. Students have possibility to acquire the ENEN certificate (EMSNE) by studying 20 ETCS in co-operative universities of LUT.

Riitta Kyrki-Rajamäki, professor of Nuclear Energy Technology Education: Master of Science (Technology), 1976 and Technical Physics Doctor of Science (Technology), 1995 at Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK), Technical Physics, “Three-dimensional reactor dynamics code for VVER type nuclear reactors” Current activity: Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) 1.9.2002 -, Professor of Nuclear Energy Technology Previous Activity: Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) 1.2.1975 – 31.12.2004 Specialization: Safety, transient and accident analyses of nuclear power plants; reactor physics and dynamics, thermal hydraulics Key Qualifications: Reactor Dynamics, Nuclear Engineering and Technologies, Leader of the Finnish Research Programme on Nuclear Power Plant Safety 2001 – 2003. Years of experience: 30

Juhani Vihavainen, Licentiate in Technology, laboratory engineer. Education: Master of Science (Technology) 1990, Lic.Tech. 1998 Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Energy Technology. Specialization: Thermal hydraulics. Computer code and experimental analysis of nuclear power plant thermal hydraulics. Years of experience: 20

Mika Pikkarainen, MSc, assistant in nuclear engineering Education: Master of Science (Physics), 2002, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics, Master of Science (Technology), 2006, Lappeenranta University of Technology Specialization: High speed visualization, Motion analysis, Education. Years of experience: 10

Anne Jordan, MSc, assistant in nuclear engineering Education: Master of Science (Technology), 1999 Specialization: Applied thermodynamics, heat transfer technology Years of experience: 15

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B.2.2.6 – INSTN The Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires (INSTN) is an advanced education institution devoted to post-graduate education and professional training in nuclear science and technology. Created within the French Atomic Energy Commission (“Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique”, CEA) in 1956, it is placed under the joint supervision of the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Industry. INSTN provides students with high scientific qualifications, professionals and engineers with specialised education in all disciplines related to nuclear energy applications. Academic courses and professional training sessions are designed to put students in direct contact with specialists of each discipline providing up-to-date knowledge and know-how. To this end, INSTN has an academic and administrative staff of around 115, with backing of some 1,200 collaborators from French and foreign Universities, research organizations (CEA, CNRS, INSERM), hospitals, industry (EDF, AREVA). The institute has its own experimental facilities: an experimental reactor, ISIS (700 kW), a 2 MV Van de Graaff accelerator, new generation PWR simulators (SIREP for normal operation and SIPACT for accidental situations), scanning and transmission electron microscopes fitted with an energy dispersive X-ray analyser, simulation work sites for radiation protection, and several laboratories (nuclear physics, metallurgy, radiochemistry, biology) where students acquire experience. In addition, its location facilitates the access of students to the extensive facilities of CEA laboratories.

The main mission of the INSTN is to contribute to dissemination of the CEA's expertise through specialised courses and continuous education, on a national scale, across Europe and worldwide. This mission is focused on nuclear science and technology, and a Nuclear Engineering diploma as its main feature. Bolstered by the CEA's efforts to build partnerships with universities and engineering schools, INSTN has developed links with other higher education institutions, leading to the organisation of more than twenty-five jointly-sponsored Masters graduate diplomas. There are also courses covering disciplines in the health sector: nuclear medicine, radiopharmacy, and training for hospital physicists. Continuous education constitutes another important INSTN activity. Short-term training programs (lasting a few days to a few weeks), mainly in French language, are designed for professional engineers, researchers or qualified technicians.

In 2007, INSTN hosted about 7500 specialists for some 2900 days of training in various fields: nuclear power plants, materials, nuclear fuel cycle, environment, health physics, security, safety, radiobiology, molecular imaging, radiochemistry, etc. The actual complete panel of training offered by INSTN covers more then 200 different topics. INSTN coordinates various PhD programs within the CEA which hosts approximately 1100 young scientists preparing doctoral theses in its laboratories. Research topics include all CEA areas of expertise: fundamental research in physical sciences or life sciences, research and technology for industry, R&D for nuclear energy, protection and nuclear safety. Concerning doctoral studies INSTN offers 9 advanced courses in nuclear engineering taught in English (one module per week) to be held in Saclay, France, in September and October 2008.

Dr.Joseph Safieh (CEA/INSTN), Master degree in Physics at the “Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg”. Master degree in Nuclear Engineering (Génie Atomique) from “Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires” (CEA/INSTN - Saclay). PhD in Nuclear Engineering: “Study of cold and hot neutron sources equipments for research reactors” at CEA/INSTN Professional experience: operation of research reactors, about 15 years experience as manager of ULYSSE training reactor (CEA/INSTN). Head of the Nuclear Engineering Educational Unit (CEA/INSTN). Director of “Génie Atomique” course (around 100 students).

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European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) Association founder member, NEPTUNO FP6 project coordinator and, since March 2006, ENEN Association’s president.

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B.2.2.7 - AREVA AREVA NP is an AREVA group company dedicated to the design and construction of nuclear power plants and research reactors, engineering, instrumentation & control, modernization, maintenance and repair services, components manufacture and supply of nuclear fuel. Headquartered in Paris with regional subsidiaries in the U.S. and Germany, AREVA NP has a total workforce of 14,200 employees and is active in Eastern and Western Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. In the company, AREVA has a 66% stake and Siemens 34%. As a committed leader in the development and growth of nuclear power, AREVA NP offers experience, R&D, and unparalleled innovation and expertise in engineering, major project management, fuel, equipment and services supply for all reactors technologies, primarily for PWRs and BWRs. Serving as Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), AREVA NP has built about 100 nuclear plants in 11 countries that provide about 30% of the world's total installed nuclear power capacity and its experienced resources remain focused on the local needs of individual clients, wherever in the world they may be. AREVA NP's priority is to provide the best solutions to meet challenges faced by electrical utilities worldwide. The company further improves plant performance, reduces operating costs and extends plant lifetime and thus helps our customers power the world with safe, clean and cost-effective nuclear energy. Within this frame, AREVA NP's vision includes proven methods to optimize capabilities: – Provide a comprehensive range of products and services, – Offer experience and engineering capabilities to repair or replace items typically supplied by

the OEM, – Integrate products and services to enhanced efficiency, – Propose innovative value-added contracting, – Utilize first-class, certified personnel.

Goerge Baltin : born January 4th, 1969

Education: 1997, graduate of the Technical University Clausthal, degree Diplom-Engineer; 2004 graduate of the University Halle-Wittenberg, degree PhD Chemistry. Instructor for design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training for Gen III nuclear power plants (EPR, Evolutionary Pressurized water Reactor); Simulator instructor trainee for training on EPR full-scope simulator; Quality Manager for AREVA NP training services; Team Leader for design, development, implementation, and evaluation of NPP basics training for new AREVA NP employees Bogdan Buhai: born August 21th, 1977

Education: 2001, graduate of the Technical University Cluj-Napoca, Romania, degree Diplom-Physiker; 2006 graduate of the University Ulm, Germany, degree PhD Experimental Physics. Instructor for design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training for Pressurized Water Reactors; Team Leader for design, development, implementation, and evaluation of advanced training courses on the EPR (European Pressurised Water Reactor).

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Christian Schönfelder : born November 13th, 1949

Education: 1976, graduate of the University Köln, degree Diplom-Physiker; 1980 graduate of the University Köln, degree PhD Theoretical Physics. Member of the German Physical Society and the German Nuclear Society Project Engineer for development, validation, and maintenance of power plant simulation software, application of simulation software in design studies and in licensing activities for German PWR, BWR, and FBR projects; Software Manager for development, maintenance, customer support, training with respect to information systems supporting workflow, controlling, and product data management in technical plants; Project Manager for sales, development and maintenance of modules for a Plant Management System, quality assurance of development process and software product; Section Manager, responsible for training of EPR operation and maintenance personnel; Head of AREVA NP Training Center Germany

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B.2.2.8 - ISAR The ISaR Institute for Safety and Reliability is a small scientific organisation with activities in research, consulting and training of graduates. The main competences of the institute are related to the different technical and organisational aspects of nuclear safety, to plant simulation and simulator development, and to deterministic and probabilistic methods for safety assessment. ISaR staff is built of two teams, a senior experts team representing long standing international experience in different fields related to nuclear safety, and a young professionals team of junior consultants and researchers. Total staff is about 20.

ISaR is a limited liability company (GmbH) with close links to both the Technical University Munich and German nuclear utilities. Since its foundation in 2001, the institute has increasingly engaged in the training of young graduates and PhD candidates thus building a bridge between the academic nuclear education and the need that many organisations with nuclear activities have for young professionals with broader practice-oriented knowledge and skills. In co-operation with VGB PowerTech ISaR is operating a nuclear trainee program to meet this need.

Anselm Schaefer: Managing Director of the ISaR Institute and appointed professor for reliability engineering at the Technical University Munich; over 25 years of professional experience in a variety of fields including simulation techniques, safety and reliability analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, and interdisciplinary safety issues;

Rudolf Kirmse: PhD; senior expert with more than 25 years of professional experience in accident analysis, plant dynamics, safety assessments, safety standards, international safety reviews; training coach;

Wolfgang Thomas: Physicist; senior expert with more than 25 years of professional experience in radiation protection, environmental protection, fuel cycle and waste disposal; training coach;

Alexander Kerner: Electrical engineer; expert for nuclear power plant simulators and I&C systems; training course manager.

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B.2.2.9 - BME The Institute of Nuclear Techniques (INT) of the Budapest University of Technology consists of two units: the Department of Nuclear Techniques organizes the educational tasks of the Institute, whereas the Department of Nuclear Energy operates the Nuclear Training Reactor. However, every member of the academic staff of the Institute has his/her own tasks as well in the education and training as in the reactor operation. The Institute of Nuclear Techniques - because of the high value Training Reactor - has been declared as "interuniversity institution". Its main task is to educate the undergraduate, graduate and PhD students of the BME and other Hungarian universities and higher education institutions in the field of nuclear techniques.

The most relevant activity of our institute to EFTS is the regular postgraduate continuing education program "Reactor techniques". This is a four-semester postgraduate upgrade program for professionals in Hungarian.

The Institute of Nuclear Techniques plays an important role in several fields of the education: • Leads and organises the specialisation "Nuclear Techniques" of the Physics MSc

program, which is scheduled to start in 2009 • Leads and organises the program of the specialisation "Nuclear Energy" of the "Energy

Engineering MSc" program • Contributes to the PhD program of the BME with announcing research possibilities for

PhD theses in the nuclear field • Organises and participates in the international "Eugene Wigner Course for Reactor

Physics Experiments" ENEN exchange course (in English) • Students from abroad can also study in the Institute of Nuclear Techniques. Following

the request of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna the staff of the Institute of Nuclear Techniques has organised technical courses of different duration - from 6 weeks to 3 months - for professionals of developing countries about the utilisation of research reactors. We also regularly train individual young professionals with the fellowship of the IAEA.

The educational and research activity of the Institute focuses the Training Reactor, but it is accompanied by other theoretical fields of the nuclear techniques. An internationally accredited radiochemistry laboratory is working here as well. The Training Reactor can be visited by all students of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, but also by external visitors.

Dr. Csaba Sükösd, PhD, head of Department of Nuclear Technique. Diplome physicist, R. Eötvös Univ. Faculty of Natural Sciences 1966 – 1971, Candidate of Physical Sciences (PhD) Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1983; Doctor of University Eötvös Univ. Faculty of Natural Sciences 1975, Széchenyi Award for Professors" (1999-2003), Educators' Dolphin Award (2007), Professor of Excellence of the Faculty BME Faculty of Natural Sciences (2007). Dr. Gabor Por, PhD, Associate professor. graduated in Physics (Solid State Physics) M. Sc. 1972 graduated in Applied Mathematics (computing) BSc. 1972 at St. Petersburg State University (Russia), 1966-1972; PhD in Nuclear Physics (reactor physics) at Roland Eotvos University Budapest (Hungary), 1976; Candidate of Sci. (Physics) in nuclear power plants diagnostics at Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1986; Main experiences: Research reactors, critical assembly experiment; Noise diagnostics in nuclear power plants. Dr. Éva Maria Zsolnay, Associate Professor; graduated in physics at Lajos Kossuth University Debrecen; PhD in Multiple Foil Activation Neutron Spectrometry and Some Practical Applications; Lecturing in Experimental nuclear physics, reactor physics, neutron physics, laboratory exercises, leading role in postgraduate courses more than 20 years; Main areas of research: neutron metrology, health physics, foil activation technique.

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B.2.2.10 - CIRTEN The CIRTEN Consortium was constituted in 1994 by the Polytechnics of Milano and Torino and the Universities of Padova, Palermo, Pisa and Roma with the purpose of promoting the scientific and technological research and coordinate the Universities participation to the knowledge development and collaboration with national and international Research Institutions and Industries in the study and practical solution of problems characterizing technological sectors like Energy production, energetic-environmental systems, nuclear energy power and fuel cycle plants, industrial/sanitary applications of nuclear radiations, safety, physical and environmental protection problems.

The CIRTEN operation Scientific Board of Directors that take care too of the general supervision of the activities and the achieved results.

Such a structure results also economically in a structure, which is articulated on experienced research task groups appropriately set up and selected for the specific studies in a nucleus of more than 150 University Professors and Researchers integrated, if necessary, by external Professionals. Each task group is coordinated by a senior Researcher chosen by the CIRTEN efficient allowing to reduce general costs as the operative staffs are not permanent but have appropriate dimensions and can operate with logistic supports already existing, in the Universities.

The Researchers' documented experience, update analysis and calculation methods, available laboratories supported by advanced analytical, numerical and experimental means, allow CIRTEN to perform, in particular complex systems analyses, multi-phase/dimensions thermof1uidynamics calculations, components and systems thermal and structural analyses, studies and calculations of multiplying system, shielding and radioprotection, safety analyses, PRAs, evaluations of environmental impact, etc.

More recently the Consortium is collaborating with ENEL utility in the proposal of a "Second Level Master in Nuclear Power Plant Technology and Management". The Consortium, whose present President is Prof. Giuseppe Forassasi from the University of Pisa, also represents the Italian Universities in the ENEN Association, through its official representative, Prof. Bruno Panella, from the Politecnico di Torino, who is the present CIRTEN Vice- President. Therefore CIRTEN represents also the Italian network institution for education in Nuclear Engineering. Bruno PANELLA is full professor of nuclear power plant thermal hydraulics. At present he is head of the Politecnico di Torino Energy Department . He is vice-President of the scientific board of CIRTEN (Interuniversity Consortium for Technological Nuclear Research). He represents Italy in the Board of Governors of ENEN (European Nuclear Education Network) Association. He is also in the editorial Board of the International Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. He is author of more than a hundred and forty scientific papers, in particular in the field of thermal-hydraulics applied to nuclear reactor systems, and of two books for the students. He was also author of the Distant learning lesson on the Design Basis Accidents within the UNESCO Postgraduate Course on Energy Engineering (Module Nuclear Power Plant). Walter AMBROSINI is associate Professor of Thermal-hydraulics and Numerical Models for Nuclear Reactors at Università di Pisa. At present he is Vice-President of the Research Doctorate Course in Nuclear and Industrial Safety at Dept. of Mech. and Nucl. Eng. of University of Pisa. He is Co-Editor for Heat and Mass Transfer of the Latin American Applied Research (LAAR) Journal. He is author of more than a hundred scientific papers in particular in the field of thermal-hydraulic system code application and development for the analysis of the dynamic behaviour of nuclear reactor systems; experiments on heat and mass transfer problems and CFD models for basic fluid-dynamic phenomena relevant for nuclear reactors.

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B.2.2.11 - DUT Founded in 1842, Delft University of Technology is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive technical university in the Netherlands. With over 13,000 students and 2,100 scientists (including 200 professors), it is an establishment of both national importance and significant international standing. Renowned for its high standard of education and research, TU-Delft collaborates with other educational establishments and research institutes, both within and outside of the Netherlands. It also enjoys partnerships with governments, trade organizations, numerous consultancies, industry and small and medium sized enterprises. The Faculty of Applied Sciences is the largest faculty of TU-Delft, with around 550 scientists, a support staff of 250 and 1,400 students. The faculty conducts fundamental, application-oriented research and offers scientific education at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels. The faculty is active in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology and Applied Physics. Radiation ties the Radiation, Radionuclides & Reactors department together. However various our interests, whether they be materials, sensors and instrumentation, energy and durable production or health, all our research is somehow related to radiation. The close collaboration with the Reactor Institute Delft (RID) not only guarantees access to the reactor and the irradiation facilities, but also results in three centres of knowledge: the Positron Centre, the Neutron Centre and the Luminescence Centre. The confluence of all this knowledge makes our research unique in the Netherlands.

Danny Lathouwers is a senior scientist in the field of computational reactor physics. He received hid PhD from at Delft University of Technology with a thesis on the modeling and computation of bubbly turbulent flows (PhD 1999). Since 2000 he entered the field of reactor physics at the Interfaculty Reactor Institute. His interests include modal computations, transport solution methodology, GEN-IV reactors. He has (co-)authored dozens of papers in international journals and conference proceedings on these and other nuclear reactor topics. He was Session Chairman of various international conferences. He is a regular reviewer for the leading nuclear reactor journals. Apart from research in the field he is involved in teaching several courses at Delft University and for industry.

Tim H.J.J. van der Hagen (MS, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1984; PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1989) is full professor at the Department of Applied Sciences of the Delft University of Technology. He is heading the Department of Reactor Physics of the Interfaculty Reactor Institute of that university. He has been working in the field of BWR physics since 1985. His current interests include the dynamics of innovative reactor designs.

He has (co-)authored some 160 papers in international journals and conference proceedings on these and other nuclear reactor topics. He was Session Chairman and a member of numerous Program Committees of international conferences. He is a regular reviewer for the leading nuclear reactor journals. He is chairman of the Nuclear Engineering Section of the Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands, member of the Nuclear Science Committee of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, member of the Program Committee of the European Nuclear Society, member of the Departmental Advisory Committee "Reactor safety, materials and fuels" of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK-CEN and chairman of the Netherlands Nuclear Society.

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B.2.2.12 - UPB

University Politehnica Bucharest (UPB) is the largest technical university in Romania. Its Nuclear Energy Department offers the only full scale higher education curriculum in Nuclear Engineering and in IT and Management of Power Installations, being the main provider of skilled personnel for national nuclear industry (utilities, nuclear agencies and regulatory body) since 1970.

UPB has a central role in Romanian national research and technology development programmes, being the coordinator of Romanian Managerial Agency for Scientific Research and Technological Engineering (AMCSIT).

Nuclear Energy Department is managing the National Research Programme on Energy and Environment (MENER) regarding the development of nuclear fuel cycle, power plant technologies, nuclear safety and waste management. Furthermore, UPB performs comprehensive contracted research in industry driven programmes on nuclear waste management, plant life management, heavy water technology, operational and structural safety as well as on nuclear fuel cycle performance.

UPB closely cooperates with the safety authority CNCAN as well with the power state companies Nuclearelectrica and CNE-PROD Cernavoda, operating Romanian nuclear power plant in Cernavoda.

As a leading member of Romanian Association for Nuclear Energy (AREN) as well as of Romanian Association of Nuclear Industry (ROMATOM), UPB has close contacts with industrial state and private nuclear agencies, organizations and customers or providers.

UPB is also participating in broad international co-operation being a founding member of European Nuclear Education Network Association, and having contracts within the FP6 and FP7.

UPB demonstrated its ability to organize pilot courses, training sessions and workshops for young professionals at national and international level.

UPB is employing about 4 500 persons, out of which about 200 are active in energy R&D.

Main tasks attributed to the participant In the proposed project UPB has the task to contribute to the structuring, organisation, coordination and implementation of training schemes in cooperation with local, national and international training organisations, to provide postgraduate training at the required level to professionals in nuclear organisations or training sessions, seminars and workshops, offered to the professionals for continuous learning, for updating their knowledge and developing their skills.

Profile of staff members engaged in the project Petre Ghitescu Education: Dr./Nuclear Energy Institute-Moscow, University Politehnica Bucharest Current Activity: Professor, Nuclear Energy Department, University Politehnica Bucharest Previous Activity: same Key Qualifications: Nuclear Engineering and Technologies

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B.2.2.13 - UL The University of Ljubljana is an institution with a very rich tradition. With its 56,000 undergraduate and post-graduate students participating in more than 130 undergraduate and 110 post-graduate programs, it ranks among the biggest universities in the world scale. A total of 20 faculties, 3 art academies and 3 university colleges employ approx. 1,700 full- time university teaching staff, assisted by nearly 600 technical and administrative staff. The University of Ljubljana was established in 1919 on the foundations of a long- established pedagogical tradition. For almost half a century it remained the only Slovenian university until it was joined, about 20 years ago, by the University of Maribor. The establishment of the third Slovenian University on the coast of Slovenia is foreseen in the near future. The university has its seat in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Ljubljana is a relatively large central European city with approx. 300,000 inhabitants. Nearly one tenth of its inhabitants are students, which gives Ljubljana a young and lively character. The university was founded in the centre of Ljubljana where the central university building and the majority of its faculties are located. Later on, some new, modern buildings were constructed in the suburbs of the city. The University of Ljubljana is famous for the quality of its study courses both in the humanities, and in scientific and technological fields, as well as in medicine, dentistry and veterinary science. On a domestic and international level, the study courses run at the University of Ljubljana and its projects follow the latest world discoveries and trends in the field of art, science and technology, to which the contribution of numerous Slovenian professors and researchers is of great importance. Borut Mavko (BS, 1967 anf MS 1971, electrical engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, MS nuclear engineering Georgia Institute of Technology USA, 1972; PhD electrical engineering University of Maribor, Slovenia, 1979) is head of the Reactor Engineering Division of the JSI in Ljubljana and professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Ljubljana (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics). His research interests include nuclear safety, transient and accident analysis, probabilistic safety analysis, and thermal hydraulics. He participated to many International Atomic Energy Agency research co-ordination meetings and technical meetings, expert missions etc. He is member of ASME, ENS, and many local societies. He has more hundreds of published or unpublished documents.

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B.2.2.14 - JSI The mission of the Jozef Stefan Institute is the accumulation - and dissemination - of knowledge at the frontiers of natural science and technology to the benefit of society at large through the pursuit of education, learning, research, and development of high technology at the highest international levels of excellence. The JSI, founded in 1949, is the largest research institute in Slovenia, closely connected with Slovenian universities, and covers all levels of research ranging from fundamental core sciences to industry-sponsored development of high technology, with emphasis on interdisciplinary research. The Reactor Engineering Department (RED) staff engages in basic and applied research in nuclear engineering and safety, including thermal-hydrodynamic phenomena, thermal-hydraulic safety analyses of design-basis and severe accidents, structural safety analyses, uncertainty evaluation of code predictions, and probabilistic safety assessment. RED also acts as consultant to the utility and as technical support organization to the regulatory body. Participation in the community FP5 and FP6 projects include WAHALoads, LISSAC, THERFAT, FENET, ENEN, SARNET, SAFERELNET, NURESIM, NEPTUNO, SNF-TP, ENEN-II and NULIFE. Leon Cizelj: 1993 PhD in Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; M. Sc. Nucl. Eng., University of Ljubljana; 1986 B.Sc. Mech.Eng., University of Maribor, Slovenia. Since 1986 with Jožef Stefan Institute, Reactor Engineering Division. Part-time associate professor of Nucl. Eng., University of Ljubljana. Experience: Structural safety analyses of nuclear power plants. Main focus in of probabilistic methods/structural reliability. Coordinator of two international research projects, research project sponsored by the Slovene government and several projects sponsored by the industry. Member ASME, ENS and several local societies. More than 100 published and unpublished documents. Awards in 1986 and 1994.

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B.2.2.15 - TECNATOM TECNATOM is owned by the most important Spanish electricity utilities and provides specialist engineering services. TECNATOM, S.A. is a Limited Mercantile company that was set up on 11th April 1957 with tax identification number A-28/074078. The Company’s current headquarters are at Avda. Montes de Oca, nº 1, 28709 San Sebastián de los Reyes, MADRID. Since 1973 the Company’s activities have been oriented towards the rendering of services for the start-up and operation of electricity generating plants. Its activities center mainly on the training of plant operating and maintenance personnel and on technical support for plant operation, as well as on pre-operational and in-service inspections and testing, the aim being to improve the availability, efficiency and economy of the facilities. In 1972, TECNATOM passed into the hands of the country's leading electricity utilities and became an engineering services company involved in the start-up and operation of electricity generating stations. Its activities have centered mainly on the training of plant personnel and on technical support in operation, as well as on pre-operational and in-service inspection and testing. In January 1979 the Company moved to its present premises with house simulators, laboratories, inspection equipment and the entire infrastructure required for efficient performance of the functions assigned by the owner companies. TECNATOM possesses highly qualified human resources and research and development laboratories allowing it to ensure technological independence and a high degree of availability. The levels of development, quality and prestige achieved have led to a situation in which the services provided by TECNATOM, as an engineering services and support company, are requested by companies in Spain and in Europe, America and Asia. TECNATOM covers a wide range of continuously updated and extended technological capacities, this allowing the Company to provide numerous services and making of it a multi-disciplinary concern in an on-going process of evolution. The Company possesses technological capacities in the following areas: Training, Plant operations support, Inspection, Testing of systems and components, Materials, Design and manufacturing, Operating experience programmes. Mario Gonzalez : born November 19th 1950. Education : June 1974, graduate of the Engineering Technical School in Madrid, degree : Industrial Technical Engineering. In 1976, graduate of the General Electric Training Center In Morris (Illinois) – USA, degree : BWR Senior Reactor Operator Certified INPO-WANO facilitator for seminars like CRTD (Control Room Teamwork Development) , SSPDS (Shift Supervisor Professional Development Seminar), CDM (Conservative Decision Making), ODM (Operational Decision Making).. Project manager and designer of an advanced Master about Electrical Generation for post-graduates in collaboration with Politechnic University of Madrid. (2001-2005) Project manager of the coordinated action NEPTUNO (Nuclear European Platform of Training and University Organisations ) within the 6th Framework Programme in the European Commission. ( 2004-2005) Technical advisor for Vandellos NPP in preparing a Safety Culture Programme. Responsible for EPRI relationships for Human Performance programme. (2005). Project manager for a Team Challenge Center (Human Factors simulator) installed in Tecnatom Hospitalet

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B.2.2.16 - UNED Established in 1972, the Spanish University for Distance Education (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - UNED) is devoted to distance learning (e-learning) and continuous education. It enjoys an international reputation for the high quality both of the education it provides and the research it undertakes. At present, with about 170,000 students, it is one of largest universities in Europe. The UNED combines the quality of any high educational institution with the coverage of a distance education University by means of intensive and extensive use of multimedia and communications. The UNED delivers degrees on most disciplines including: Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Humanities, Arts and Letters. These degrees have the same official recognition as those of the other Spanish universities. The UNED is the only Spanish University of a National scope, distributed along all Spain and with facilities in some other parts of the world. Its structure consists of central headquarters located in Madrid, 68 study centers scattered all around Spain and 22 study centers world abroad. Within UNED Industrial Engineering School it is the Department more involved in the ENEN_III Project: The Power Engineering Department. The Power Engineering Department covers two areas: Nuclear Engineering and Heat and Power Technology. Regarding Nuclear Engineering, UNED Industrial Engineering degree is the only one in Spain that has a mandatory subject addressing specifically nuclear issues (Basics of Nuclear Engineering). The degree also includes optional subjects addressing all the current issues related to applications of nuclear reactions and radiation. The Master in Research for Industrial Technologies includes also tree maters relates with Nuclear Technology, related to waste management technologies and safety and environment in nuclear fusion.. Regarding Nuclear Engineering research activities, UNED has a long tradition in Fusion Technology, and more recently has been involved in activities addressing the prediction of the isotopic inventory in the core of transmutation systems and PWR fission reactors (Generation IV), and radioprotection and safety studies in the frame of the EVEDA/IFMIF Broader Approach.. The Fusion Technology group has more than two decades of experience and our developments have been extensively used in different institutions. It is worthwhile mentioning its use at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for all activation calculations, and in particular for the National Ignition Facility design, and for the safety and waste management assessment of different conceptual fusion power plants. Regarding transmutation and fission research we have less experience, but we are already involved in all the current National Research Programmes. and the EUROTRANS Project. The Spanish contribution to the EVEDA Project in the activities regarding safety and radioprotection are leading by UNED Professor Javier SANZ obtained MSci power engineering in 1983 and PhD nuclear engineering in 1989, both from the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM). He is full professor of nuclear engineering at the UNED. He entered at the Institute of Nuclear Fusion at UPM in 1983, and currently is leading the research on the safety and environmental area. He is Work package and Task Coordinator in the EUROTRANS Project, and responsible of the Spanish contribution to the EVEDA/IFMIF Project on the activities regarding safety and radioprotection assessments. Francisco OGANDO obtained his PhD on Nuclear Fusion at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). He has been working on that field and numerical simulation since 1994 during his master's thesis. His doctoral thesis was directed into simulating the radiation hydrodynamics during a implosion of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) fuel targets. During period 2005-07 dr. Ogando visited the Advanced Energy Systems Laboratory of the Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) with financial support of EURATOM through an Intraeuropean Fellowship. He has developed several web-based educational tools in current use by the students at UNED.

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B.2.2.17 - UPC Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, has 28,362 students, 2,604 lectures, 1,280 administrative and service staff. The annual budget is about 242,835,000 € and the income managed by the Technology Transfer Centre is 58.750.000 € yearly.

Every year about 700 UPC students go abroad for exchanges of four months in average.

UPC has 10 schools; one of them is .Escola Tecnica Superior d’Enginyers Industrials de Barcelona (ETSEIB), founded in 1851. This school has 4.000 students and 300 lectures.

The UPC is an academic institution providing high level scientific education in nuclear disciplines.

UPC is providing every year about 130 ECTS on purely Nuclear Engineering oriented courses, with a PhD program on Nuclear Engineering.

Nowadays, UPC has started the process to adapt these education programs to the Bologna philosophy, with a Degree and Masters Program model. Those curricula will be fully implemented in the course 2009-2010.

The experimental education activities are developed with the Nuclear Power Plant Conceptual Simulator SIREP-1300, and with the experimental laboratories of nuclear physics, modern physics, radiation protection, ionization technology and some research laboratories.

In collaboration with nuclear industries we organize experimental work in a full scope nuclear power plant simulator and visits to the Nuclear Power Plants of Vandellós II or Ascó I, II.

The research activities related to nuclear engineering are developed in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering and in the Institute of Energy Technologies.

The education and research activities related to nuclear engineering at UPC are developed by: 2 professor, 9 lectures, 8 PhD researches, and 16 PhD students. The research topics are: nuclear technology, nuclear safety, environmental impact, ionizing radiation technology, radiation protection, nuclear fusion, nuclear instrumentation, particle accelerators, thermal-hydraulics, radioactive waste, non destructive evaluation, radon, dosimetry.

Javier Dies, Industrial Engineering degree (energy specialty) at ETSEIB-UPC in 1985. Award First Master Thesis by Catalunya Industrial Engineering Association 1985. Received his PhD at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) in 1989. PhD Award with special distinction 1989. (phd thesis in nuclear engineering). Since 1985 is lecturer at UPC and in 2003 win the post of Nuclear Engineering Professor at UPC. Since 1995 to 2002 was vice-dean of Economic Affairs at ETSEIB. He is author of more than 100 publications. Has addressed 9 PhD doctoral thesis and 3 more are under way in the area of nuclear engineering. Since 1999 to 2006 was director of Nuclear Engineering Section at DFEN - UPC. Secretary of the Chair Argos for Nuclear Safety, sponsored by Spanish Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the ETSEIB, 2005-2006. Contact person at UPC for ENEN. Contact person of the Nuclear Engineering Research Group (NERG) at UPC.

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B.2.2.18 - UPM Universidad Politecnica de Madrid is the oldest and largest Spanish technical university with more than 3000 faculty members, around 38000 undergraduate students and 6000 postgraduates in 21 schools of study. UPM's Schools cover most of engineering disciplines, including Aeronautical, Agronomical, Chemical, Civil, Elecrical, Electronic, Forestry, Industrial, mechanical,mining, Nuclear, and Naval Engineering, as well as Architecture, Computer Science and Geodesy & Cartography. UPM has a top quality academic establishment, has a strong commitment to R&D and Innovation. It boasts over 200 Research Units and several Research Institutes and Technological Centres, which cover various scientific disciplines such as Architecture, Solar Energy, Nuclear Fusion, Automotive Security, Microgravimetry, Opto-elecronics and Micro-electronics, Domotics, Laser Technology, Biotechnology and Genomics of Plants, industrial Electronics, Advanced Materials, and Software. UPM contributes significantly to the international scientific community with a high number of papers printed in journals and presented at conferences. UPM's researchers publish a yearly average of 1200 journal papers, 2000 conference communications and 200 PhD theses. The presence of UPM in the international R&D arena is also ensured by its consistent participation in various EU schemes. Over the past four years, UPM has taken part in around 200 European R&D projects, including 19 Networks of Excellence, and currently is a member of 10 European Technology Platforms. UPM receives a substantial financial support for research activities from external sources. It amounts to over 100 M€ per year and comprises a large part of an annual budget of the university, which is around 350 M€. One of the strategic investments of the university is a construction of Science and Technology Park, undertaken at the end of the year 2000. This project is aimed at encouraging the research activity and entrepreneurship programme in order to promote the creation of spin-off companies, and demonstrates UPM's commitment to maintain the highest standards of academic and professional excellence. Nuclear Engineering Department is engaged in the education and training in the nuclear field, and it is composed by a staff of 10 professors and a number of 12 PhD students that help in the education. The Department has been involved in the last 30 years in the research and development of nuclear fission reactors and also in the nuclear technology for fusion reactors, having many research projects in national and international official programs and with the industry, mainly utilities, and professors of the Department have a large experience in teaching and in the organization of advanced courses and also in training, such as in safety, radioprotection, computer codes in neutronics, termalhydraulics and in nuclear data. Coordinator in the Department for this Project is Prof. Emilio MINGUEZ. He is full professor, former director in the Department, expert in reactor physics and safety, and now is Vicerrector of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).

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B.2.2.19 - SULTAN HMS SULTAN, Nuclear Department (ND), DCMT – Defence Academy (HMS SULTAN) The primary role of the Nuclear Department (ND) is to deliver nuclear education and training to all service and civilian personnel appointed to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme (NNPP). The Nuclear Department is associated with Cranfield University and offers a modular MSc degree in Nuclear Technology and Safety Management as well as Post Graduate Diplomas and Certificates in Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics/Radiological Protection. In addition, some 30 NNPP specific career courses are offered to support design and build, run and maintain (systems engineering), safety and decommissioning/disposal. The ND is also tasked with providing specialist advice, consultancy and research assistance to both Service and MOD civilian authorities in NNPP and nuclear safety related areas. Research areas include reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, radiation metrology, material and chemistry, accident and dispersion analysis, nuclear safety and decommissioning and a number of PhD students conduct their research in these areas. The ND has strong international collaborations with Ecole des Applications Militaires de l’Energie Atomique (EAMEA), Cherbourg, France and the TRAC Users Group at Penn State University, USA. Philip Beeley: Obtained his PhD in nuclear chemistry and physics at McGill University, Canada in 1981 and after three years as a postdoctoral fellow he worked for Atomic Energy of Canada supporting the CANDU programme. He then returned to academia as an assistant professor at Queen’s University and Senior Operator of the SLOWPOKE research reactor at the Royal Military College of Canada. In 1990 he returned to the UK as Senior Lecturer Reactor Physics in the Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. After serving as Deputy Manager, Physics and Computing Division and Deputy Director of the Department he became Professor and Director of the Department in May 1999 after it moved to HMS SULTAN. He obtained an MBA from Imperial College, University of London in 1995. He is immediate past President of the Institution of Nuclear Engineers, European Nuclear Society Higher Scientific Council, UK representative on the American Nuclear Society International Committee, Member of the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) and ENEN Vice President, Board member of the UK Nuclear Training Education Network (NTEC) and Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton. His research interests are in reactor physics, neutron metrology and decommissioning. Martin Davis, Dr.: obtained an Honours degree in analytical chemistry in 1973, an MSc in environmental pollution technology in 1976, an Honours degree in biology and applied mathematics in 1987, a Diploma in French in 1992 and a PhD in larval behaviour in 1997. From 1990 to 2000 he was a Director of a small environmental research laboratory, with responsibility for the radiochemistry and radiobiology laboratories. He joined the Nuclear Department, HMS SULTAN, in 2000 and is now a senior lecturer in the Nuclear Safety Management Department, lecturing engineering mathematics, statistics, nuclear waste management, and environmental impact assessment. He was an active participant in the NEPTUNO programme and is currently Work Package leader for ENEN-II WP2.

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B 2.3 Consortium as a whole The consortium consists of 19 partners, including one international organisation, 2 nuclear research centers, 11 universities, 2 institutes dedicated to nuclear education, one institute dedicated to nuclear training, one safety institute and one major nuclear industry. For the purpose of this project a consortium agreement will be established between the ENEN Association, representing also its members actively involved in the tasks and contractors, and signed by their administrative official with the relevant level of authority and mandate. The purpose of this Consortium Agreement is to specify the organisation of the work related to this project between the ENEN members and the external partners, to organise the management of the Project, to define the respective rights and obligations of the participants, including, but not limited to, their liability and indemnification, to set out rights and obligations of the participants, supplementing but not conflicting with those of the EC Contract. The participants agree to cooperate pursuant to the terms of this Consortium Agreement in order to execute and fulfill the EC Contract with the EC and perform the tasks designated in the activities in the present document. Sub-contracting10: No sub-contracting is foreseen in the project. Third parties (other than subcontractors): Some members of the Belgian Nuclear Education Network (BNEN) are full partners in the consortium. Depending on their interest for the project, other BNEN members can participate through their representation by the ENEN Association. The Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Ricerca Tecnologica Nucleare, CIRTEN, consists of 5 members that can participate to the project under the coordination of the CIRTEN governing Board Interest for the European Fission Training Schemes was expressed by Electricité de France (EdF). The tight time schedule prevented to negotiate in detail the potential participation of EdF, which is currently developing a major education and training programme in France to maintain the necessary qualified staff facing the retirement of a large number of nuclear workers recruited in the 60's and 70's, together with the staff required for the construction of new GEN III plants. EdF expressed its interest for training schemes related to the decommissioning and dismantling of GEN II nuclear power plants. Further development of the relation with EdF will take place during the evaluation phase of the ENEN-III project in the next few months. Funding for beneficiaries from "third" countries: None Additional beneficiaries / Competitive calls: The current level of resources for the project do not allow the participation of additional beneficiaries in the project. However, the courses, training sessions and seminars will be open to accommodate the participation of students, trainees and young professionals from other organisations and companies within the available logistics and capabilities of the sessions and subject to participation fees as appropriate.

10 Other than subcontracting to RTD performers (Research for the Benefit of SMEs)

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B 2.4 Resources to be committed The personnel resources estimated to complete the coordination tasks and the management of the project amount respectively to 106,5 and 7,5 person-months, 114 person-months in total. Including indirect costs and travel expenses for the project meetings and Work Package meetings, the budgeted expenses amount respectively to 1,241,000 and 147,000 Euro. The future employers of the trainees further support about 100 person-months of training and associated travel costs within the European Union for a total budgeted amount of 652,500 Euro. The total expenditures budgeted for the project amount to 2,040,500 Euro. The requested EU contribution is well below the limits of the applicable financial rules for each partner individually and slightly below the maximum reference budget for the topic of the call. The requested EU contribution is 950,000 Euro or 46 % of the budget. B3. Impact B 3.1 Strategic impact The ENEN III Coordination Action proposal covers the structuring, organisation, coordination and implementation of training schemes in cooperation with local, national and international training organisations, to provide training at the required level to young professionals in nuclear organisations or their contractors and subcontractors. Are also concerned engineers newly engaged in research activities in the development of innovative nuclear power plant for the future supply of energy in the European Union and worldwide. As for the ENEN II project in the past, the nuclear professionals, training centres and organisations, nuclear operators, regulatory and research institutions in each country will be the potential customers and beneficiaries of the project achievements.

The shortage in graduated engineers educated in the nuclear field combined with the retirement of confirmed nuclear engineers of the nuclear sector has been presented earlier in this document. This will lead industry, regulatory authorities, research centres to engage non nuclear engineers and provide them with professional training to acquire the necessary skills. The training schemes that will be established under this project allow the individual professional to acquire a profile of skills and expertise, through basic nuclear courses, training sessions complemented with internships leading progressively to autonomy and increasing responsibility based on on-the-job training.

The schemes concepts that will be developed in this project will include internships realized by trainees attached to different stakeholders from several countries in the European Union, comforting them with different policies and cultures of employers. Providing young professionals the required level of qualification according to this approach will have a major potential impact on their availability for mobility across the EU.

The schemes shall be documented in training passports, a concept to be developed in the framework of this project. The evaluation and validation of schemes for four target groups will be the main output. The evaluation and validation process will associate different stakeholders from different European countries establishing a survey of the barriers and the potential acceptance level for mutual recognition of training schemes across the EU. It is undeniable that this approach will have an impact on the harmonization of training practices in various European Union countries.

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In this way, the ENEN III project will provide means to strengthen European co-operation, for mitigating prospective risks of scarceness of both engineers and researches in the nuclear fields. The contribution of ENEN Association and other consortium partners will build on the achievements of what has been already realized in the previous FP5 and FP6 Coordination Actions (ENEN, NEPTUNO and ENEN II projects) with the acquired experience in the harmonization of practices in the field of education at an academic level. The compilation of ENEN exchange courses has been already done and the updating of this data will be achieved under the responsibility of ENEN Secretariat in the near future. This includes modular courses, training seminars, advances courses, seminars and workshops that can be partially integrated in the first phase of the training schemes. An evident impact will be the enhancement, on a European level, of the collaboration between academic institutions on one hand and industry, regulatory bodies on the other hand.

The practical implementation of the project outcomes will result in the participation in the consolidation of a sustainable European Area of Higher Education and Training covering training in the nuclear fields. It will contribute to the preservation of the nuclear knowledge in Europe by providing young professionals needed by the industry: for the safe operation of existing nuclear power plants, the construction and safe operation of Generation III plants as well as the design of the future Generation IV reactors. As a consequence this will enhance the attractiveness of young professionals for the nuclear field by providing profiles recognized in Europe and worldwide, and offering perspectives for interesting careers development.

The development of the Euratom Fission Training Schemes is expected to have several impacts to cope with the increasing shortage of higher educated graduates in the nuclear community and to maintain and create the qualifications and skills to ensure the long-term viability of the nuclear sector. Transfer of higher-level knowledge and technology The courses, seminars, workshops and internships of each EFTS will be selected to provide the trainees with high-level knowledge covering the latest state-of-the-practice in the field and the current state of technological developments and operational practices. Different entry levels to the EFTS will accommodate access by trainees with a different background to reach the final stage. The final stage of each EFTS will be adjusted to the qualifications and skills of the job profiles. It is expected that this approach with different entry levels will attract a larger number of candidates while still achieving relatively homogeneous profiles after completion of the training scheme. A larger throughput can therefore be expected. Mutual recognition of qualifications and skills The cooperation of partners from different European countries and cultures in the development and implementation of the EFTS, together with the assessment of the EFTS components according to quality assurance principles by an "accreditation" structure to be established, will facilitate the mutual recognition of the qualifications and the skills throughout the European Union. Common standards will be used for the examination of the trainees participating to the EFTS and contribute to the mutual recognition. A European Training Passport recording the education and training history of the individual through his/hers development phases as student, trainee and professional will be the instrument of the mutual recognition and the tangible evidence that mutual recognition is achieved.

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International sharing of experience The development and implementation of the EFTS on an international European level with input and contributions from different partners will by this process itself lead to the sharing of the experience at the international level and the exchange of lessons learned during the design, the construction and the operational phases of nuclear power plants. The EFTS will also be instrumental in sharing experience related to public health and safety aspects.

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Develop sensitivity to different approaches, identities and cultures The feature of successive courses, trainings sessions and internships in different organisations across the European Union exposes the trainees to the different approaches, identities and cultures and develops their sensitivity to those differences. This development will benefit to their functioning and to their interactions with professional counterpartners in an international environment and is estimated as an important pedagogical element of the EFTS. Enhance career opportunities It is obvious that an internationally coordinated EFTS bearing the accreditation of its components and the mutual recognition of the assessed qualifications and skills of the trainee opens a broad area of career opportunities across the European Union. Awareness of, if not acquaintance with different approaches and cultures will be an additional asset to facilitate communication and accelerate integration in a large variety of possible professional environments. Enlarge the recruitment area The corollary of the broader area for career opportunities for the trainees is a larger recruitment area for the future employers with the added value of having assessed qualifications and skills of the candidates according to a coordinated and recognised education and training scheme. Strengthen synergy between universities, research centers, training organistions and industry The development and implementation process for the EFTS will include a good communication and exchange of detailed information between the partners on the supply and the needs for education and training, not only on the numbers, qualifications and skills of the trainees, but as well on the detailed content of the courses, seminars, workshops and practice sessions. It will be an efficient tool to strengthen the synergy between the partners involved in the proposed project. B 3.2 Spreading excellence, exploiting results, disseminating knowledge An efficient communication process shall be established and implemented in the framework of this project. The results of the evaluation of the training schemes and their application to specific professional profiles will be presented to stakeholders by the organization of workshops leading to the validation of these schemes. This evaluation system will provide the basis for an "accreditation" structure with the objective to implement the mutual recognition of the components of the European Fission Training Schemes throughout the European Union.

New editions of “ENEN special event”, meeting of ENEN Association members and industry representatives, similar to the Prague 6th of March, 2008 event will be organized on a regular annual basis to communicate on the progress and the evaluation of these training schemes. The plan for using and disseminating the knowledge acquired and results achieved during the project relies on a variety of communication channels and media to reach the different audiences with a potential interest in the project. The following channels will be considered:

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Press releases

Important meetings and achievements of the projects can be accompanied by a press release or an article in a nontechnical magazine with broad public distribution. Press conferences

With the growing series of international training courses and international events, ENEN has acquired a solid basis of achievements and maturity to organise a press conference at the opportunity of specific activities and milestones of the project. Newspaper and media articles Events and training courses organised in the framework of ENEN-III will be announced and reported on and publicised in an appropriate way in newspapers and media. In particular the national ENEN contacts will care for the local and regional dissemination of information about the ENEN-III project, its objectives and its achievements. The content of the European Fission Training Schemes project, however, is less suited for dissemination to the general public than activities in the former projects NEPTUNO and ENEN-II. Radio or TV broadcasted interviews and information Special events within the realm of the ENEN-III project activities with a great interest or impact on the general public will be evaluated with respect to a radio or TV broadcasted interview. World Wide Web The ENEN new website will play a major role in communicating the progress and the results of ENEN III project. The web site related to the ENEN activities and the ENEN-III project will report on the project both on the public pages and in the secured area for the project partners and selected parties. The training schemes will be integrated in the database on nuclear education and training courses. The databases will be further expanded with an increasing content of information. In addition, the World Wide Web will increasingly become a vehicle for the dissemination of ENEN products, such as courses, training packages, distance/E-learning modules, multimedia information on nuclear issues and events. Publications An impressive number of publications on coordinated European nuclear education and on the activities within the ENEN, NEPTUNO and ENEN-II projects have been written and published in first class journals. This series will continue during the ENEN-III project with reports on activities, achievements and events.

Textbooks and training reports Training schemes will be based on courses and skills development according to documented procedures. Textbooks, procedures, internship reports and on-the-job training experience will be evaluated for distribution on a larger scale as appropriate after their testing in the pilot training schemes. Presentations at Seminars, Workshops and Conferences

The project will be reported on in seminars, workshops and conferences organised by other parties within and outside Europe. A non exhaustive tentative list is given below.

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In SMiRT 20 (Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology), Helsinki, 9-14 Aug. 2009, E&T of young engineers and scientists is strongly encouraged and special tutorial sessions are planned. (TKK).

Annual Meetings on Nuclear Technology 2010 and 2011 of the German Atomic Forum and the German Nuclear Society (ISaR). CONTE 2009 (several beneficiaries). NESTeT 2010 (several beneficiaries). CONTE 2011 (several beneficiaries). ANANT 2010/2011 (HMS SULTAN).

Meetings/Conferences on Education and Training or Knowledge Management organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (several beneficiaries).

National Heat Transfer Conference 2009 in Reggio Emilia, 2010 in Torino, 2011 in Brescia (CIRTEN).

Local workshop of the UCL pedagogic institute (UCL).

The International Conference on Nuclear Engineering to be held in Brussels, Belgium in July 2009. The conference is organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Chinese Nuclear Society and targets predominantly to the industrial audience. http://www.asmeconferences.org/ICONE17 (JSI)

The Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009 (Bled, Slovenia, September 2009) http://www.nss.si/bled2009 (JSI)

Audio Visual Media Pilot courses, education and training modules conducted within the project Work packages are invariably supported and accompanied by audio visual documentation material on CD-rom. It is expected that distance learning and E-learning will take a greater share of the material in the training schemes. Contributions to standards: Not applicable Contribution to policy developments: Not applicable Risk assessment and related communication strategy: Not applicable B4. Ethical issues Ethical issues do not arise within the framework of this project. B5. Gender aspects

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There are no particular gender issues associated to the ENEN-III project. The selection of the ENEN members and the partners of the consortium, is based on a set of criteria established by the ENEN Quality Assurance Committee. The criteria are not related to gender issues. The criteria are purely derived from the academic curricula, the qualifications of the university staff, the admission of the students and the relative importance of research work in nuclear disciplines. All ENEN members have non-discriminatory policies with respect to the recruitment of staff and admission of students and several ENEN Members have gender action plans to promote gender equality.

Historically education and training in nuclear disciplines have been mainly attracting and attended by male students, resulting in a majority of male staff in institutes, organisations and industries related to nuclear applications. This situation is slowly but definitely changing, as it has been observed in the participation of young female professionals and students to the pilot courses organised in the framework of the ENEN, NEPTUNO and ENEN-II projects. The ENEN-III project will further advertise, promote and encourage the participation of female students and female young professionals to the different activities and the European Fission Training Schemes. This promotion and encouragement, however, will maintain a strictly non-discriminatory character with respect to gender issues.

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