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Developing a nuclear power programme is a major undertaking that involves many complex and interrelated activities with a long duration — usually about 10 to 15 years — leading up to the start of operation of the first nuclear power plant (NPP). These activities involve, inter alia, planning, preparation and investment in a sustainable infrastructure that provides legal, regulatory, technological, human resource-related, economical, financial and industrial support to ensure that the programme is developed exclusively for peaceful purposes and in a safe and secure manner.
This increased interest in nuclear power in a significant number of countries has prompted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to develop a publication entitled Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power (IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NG-G-3.1, Vienna, 2007) and to organize, since 2009, several training events aimed at assisting countries in building the required workforce needed for a nuclear power programme. However, Member States have recently been requesting the IAEA to develop additional services in more technical areas to support the development of the countries’ workforce. In this connection and building on the experience of other IAEA programmes, applying e learning tools in conjunction with the establishment of regional strategic partnerships can serve as a sustainable model to underpin the IAEA’s infrastructure programme support. A number of e-learning modules have thus been developed for countries embarking on nuclear power, or with existing nuclear power programmes. These e-learning modules were designed to provide knowledge and information about the fundamentals of nuclear power development as well as about issues related to the IAEA’s guidance on the milestones in the development of a national infrastructure for nuclear power, thus enabling Member States to better understand the IAEA’s Milestones approach.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide a platform to share knowledge and experiences related to learning and training tools used within education and training programmes in the field of nuclear power development, with an emphasis on e-learning and other forms of distance learning. Specifically, the meeting will aim to:
- Present the IAEA’s initiatives related to e-learning;
- Capture feedback from Member States on their use of e-learning materials recently developed by the IAEA;
- Explore Member States’ future needs in e-learning and distance learning; and
- Share experiences related to the use of e-learning within nuclear engineering educational programmes at universities and in industry.
For additional information regarding participant eligibility, please refer to the Information Sheet below. Please also note that the deadline for nomination, through official channels, is 1 January 2015.
