Scientific Calendar Event



Description

An ICTP-IAEA meeting in person

This School is a certificate course introducing participants to the foundation skills and knowledge required to successfully manage and lead a nuclear energy programme. The target audience for this training event is new and young nuclear professionals entering the field of nuclear energy and nuclear technology.

Jointly organized by ICTP, the objectives of this training event are to:
  • Provide an international educational experience and an opportunity for worldwide networking to future leaders and managers of nuclear energy;
  • Raise awareness of participants about recent developments in nuclear energy;
  • Broaden participants’ understanding on key issues and challenges associated with peaceful uses of nuclear energy; and
  • Introduce participants to the leadership and managerial competencies needed to successfully run the national nuclear energy programme.
Topics:
  • Introduction to the IAEA and nuclear technology
  • IAEA and its services
  • Overview of nuclear applications
  • Climate change and the economics of nuclear energy
  • An integrated approach to human resource development and nuclear knowledge management
  • Management and leadership in a nuclear organization
  • Nuclear safety
  • Nuclear security
  • Nuclear safeguards
  • Emergency planning, preparedness and response
  • Radiation safety and protection
  • Nuclear law
  • Nuclear power
  • Nuclear fuel cycle and waste management

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.

 
Go to day
  • Monday, 17 July 2023
    • 08:30 - 10:00 Registration and administrative formalities
    • 10:00 - 17:00
      Chair: Ms Alesia IUNIKOVA (IAEA Scientific Secretary for NEMS)
      • 10:00 Welcoming remarks 15'
        Mr Mikhail CHUDAKOV (online/video)
        Speaker: Mr Mikhail CHUDAKOV (DDG-NE, IAEA), Ms Alesia IUNIKOVA (IAEA/NEPIK/NKMS, Scientific Secretary)
      • 10:15 Introduction of Participants 45'
        All participants
      • 11:00 NEM School Objectives and Programme Overview 30'
        Speaker: Ms Alesia IUNIKOVA (IAEA/NEPIK/NKMS)
      • 11:30 Group photo 15'
        All participants and lecturers
      • 11:45 IAEA and Its Services to Member States 45'
        Speaker: Ms Alesia IUNIKOVA (IAEA)
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 13:30 IAEA’s Scientific and Technical Information Resources 30'
        Speaker: Ms Alesia IUNIKOVA (IAEA)
      • 14:00 Introduction to Nuclear Research Facilities 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Mr Nuno BARRADAS (NA, IAEA)
      • 15:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 15:30 Introduction to Nuclear Power and Current Nuclear Power Technologies 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Hadid SUBKI (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS) (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS)
      • 16:30 Distribution of the Group Projects 30'
        Group Projects:
        1.	Important nuclear education, HRD and NKM considerations for WFP for countries embarking on nuclear power programmes, Mentor – Oszvald Gloeckler
        2.	Energy Planning and Nuclear Power Economics, Mentor - Hal Turton
        3.	Development of a national policy and implementation strategy for waste management and decommissioning, Mentor - Christoph Gastl
        4.	Developing Radiation Emergency Plans, Mentor - Asfaw Katherine
    • 18:00 - 19:00 Welcome reception
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Terrace
  • Tuesday, 18 July 2023
    • 09:00 - 17:00
      Chair: Mr Hadid SUBKI (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS)
      • 09:00 Introduction to Nuclear Applications 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Ms Valeriia STAROVOITOVA (NA, IAEA)
      • 10:00 Introduction to NPP Life Cycle Management 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: M Ed BRADLEY (IAEA/NENP/NPES)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 11:30 Nuclear Power Technology Evolution 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Hadid SUBKI (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS)
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 13:30 IAEA Approach to Workforce Planning for Nuclear Organizations 1h0'
        Ms Lisa LANDE - online
        Speaker: Ms Lisa LANDE (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS)
      • 14:30 An Integrated Approach to HRD and NKM 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms Lisa LANDE (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS), Ms Alesia IUNIKOVA (IAEA/NKMS)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Nuclear Leadership and Management 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Ms Lisa LANDE (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS)
  • Wednesday, 19 July 2023
    • 07:00 - 15:00 Facility visit to Krsko NPP, Slovenia
      • 07:00 Transfer to GEN energija, Vrbina 17, SI-8270 Krsko 2h30'
      • 09:30 Presentation of Krsko NPP 45'
      • 10:15 Presentation of GEN energija, co-owner of the Krsko NPP 45'
      • 11:00 Visit to the exhibition "World of energy" for all participants 1h0'
      • 12:00 Bus transfer to the entrance of Krsko NPP 20'
      • 12:20 Visit to Krsko NPP 1h10'
      • 13:30 Transfer to Trieste 1h30'
  • Thursday, 20 July 2023
    • 09:00 - 17:00
      Chair: Mr Hal TURTON (IAEA/NEPIK/PESS)
      • 09:00 Development of Small Modular Reactors 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Hadid SUBKI (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS)
      • 10:00 Non-electric applications of Nuclear Power 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Hadid SUBKI (IAEA/NENP/NPTDS)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 11:30 Economics of Nuclear Power 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Hal TURTON (IAEA/NEPIK/PESS)
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 13:30 Energy Planning Tools and Capacity Building programme of the IAEA 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Hal TURTON (IAEA/NEPIK/PESS)
      • 14:30 Power Invest Session 1h0'
        All participants and lecturers
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Power Invest Session 1h0'
        All participants and lecturers
  • Friday, 21 July 2023
    • 10:00 - 15:00
      Chair: Ms Alesia IUNIKOVA (IAEA Scientific Secretary for NEMS)
      • 10:00 Role of Nuclear Energy for Sustainable Development 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Hal TURTON (IAEA/NEPIK/PESS)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 15'
      • 11:15 Safety culture 45'
        online
        Speaker: Ms Caroline PIKE (IAEA)
      • 12:00 Safety Culture: Case Study 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms Caroline PIKE (IAEA)
      • 13:00 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 14:00 Power Invest Session 45'
        All participants and lecturers
  • Monday, 24 July 2023
    • 08:30 - 09:00 Zoom test with online lecturers
    • 09:00 - 18:00
      Chair: Mr Oszvald GLOECKLER (IAEA/NSCS)
      • 09:00 Main Principles of Nuclear Safety 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Oszvald GLOECKLER (IAEA/NSCS)
      • 10:00 IAEA Legal Framework for Safeguards 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Ms Elif AKSOY (IAEA/SGCP)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 11:30 IAEA Methods and Tools for Safeguards Implementation 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Mr Kerrin SWAN (IAEA/SGCP)
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 13:30 Radiation Protection and Safety 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms Asfaw KATHERINE (NSCS, IAEA)
      • 14:30 Emergency Preparedness and Response 1h0'
        Speaker: Ms Asfaw KATHERINE (NSCS, IAEA)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Information and Computer Security 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Christophe PILLEUX (NSNS, IAEA)
      • 17:00 Group Project work 1h0'
        All participants and lecturers
    • 19:00 - 20:00 Welcome reception
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Terrace
  • Tuesday, 25 July 2023
    • 09:30 - 17:00
      Chair: Ms Katherine ASFAW (NSCS, IAEA)
      • 09:30 Nuclear Security Fundamentals and Infrastructure 1h30'
        Speaker: Ms Katherine ASFAW (NSCS, IAEA)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 11:30 Nuclear Law and Relevant International Legal Instruments 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Mr Jonathan David HERBACH (OLA-NTL, IAEA)
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 13:30 Developing National Nuclear Legislation 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Mr Jonathan David HERBACH (OLA-NTL, IAEA)
      • 14:30 Overview of Nuclear Fuel Cycle 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Christoph GASTL (NEFW, IAEA)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Group Project work 1h0'
        All participants and lecturers
  • Wednesday, 26 July 2023
    • 09:00 - 18:00
      Chair: Mr Christoph GASTL (NEFW, IAEA)
      • 09:00 Spent Nuclear Fuel Management 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Christoph GASTL (NEFW, IAEA)
      • 10:00 Introduction to New Builds and the IAEA’s Milestone Approach 1h0'
        online
        Speaker: Mr Oszvald GLOECKLER (NIDS, IAEA)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 11:30 Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities 1h0'
        Speaker: Mr Christoph GASTL (NEFW, IAEA)
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 13:30 Radioactive Waste Management 2h0'
        Speaker: Mr Christoph GASTL (NEFW, IAEA)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:00 Group Project work 2h0'
        All participants and lecturers
  • Thursday, 27 July 2023
    • 08:30 - 17:10 Visit to The Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste synchrotron radiation center
      • 08:30 Departure to The Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste synchrotron radiation center 1h0'
      • 09:30 Arrival, welcome and transfer to Conference room T1 5'
      • 09:35 The Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste synchrotron radiation center: overview after 25 years activites and the future 20'
      • 09:55 The CERIC-ERIC consortium 30'
      • 10:25 The personnel safety systems at Elettra – part 1: Overview (and transfer to the experimental hall) 30'
      • 10:55 Group 1: radioprotection - part 2: an example of beamline personnel safety system

        Group 2: visit to the hard X-ray powder diffraction beamline
        30'

        (after 15 minutes the two groups will swap)
      • 11:25 Transfer to Elettra and FERMI control room 5'
      • 11:30 The Elettra and FERMI control room: procedures & operations 25'
      • 11:55 Transfer to Conf room T1 5'
      • 12:00 Medical imaging at Elettra: when research meets regulations 35'
      • 12:40 Departure to Abdus Salam ICTP 40'
      • 13:20 Lunch break 1h0'
      • 14:20 Group Project work 2h40'
        All participants and lecturers
  • Friday, 28 July 2023
    • 09:00 - 14:00
      Chair: Mr Oszvald GLOECKLER (IAEA/NSCS)
      • 09:00 Project Presentations 2h0'
        All participants and lecturers
      • 11:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 11:30 Final exam 1h0'
        All participants and lecturers
      • 12:30 Survey/feedback discussion with all participants 30'
        All participants and lecturers
      • 13:00 Closing and awarding of certificates 1h0'
        IAEA, ICTP, All participants and lecturers