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Simulator upgrade for unit 2 of US Fermi NPP
Canada-based L-3 MAPPS is to upgrade the full-scope operator training simulator at unit 2 of the US Fermi NPP in Michigan under contracts signed with operator DTE Energy. Fermi 2 is...
Japan's Hitachi-GE supports nuclear energy training in Malaysia
Japan's Hitachi-GE announced on 4 August that it has renewed an agreement on international human resources development with the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the...
IAEA signs agreement with STAR NET on Nuclear Education and Training
An agreement was signed on 31 May between the IAEA and the Regional Education and Training Network in Nuclear Technology (STAR-NET) - a network of 13 universities from six countries...
Russia to join Nuclear Management Academy
Russia’s National Research Nuclear University (NRNU) MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) will become the first Russian university to launch a MA programme meeting...
Israel recruits new nuclear scientists
Israel’s Council for Higher Education has begun a new programme to recruit seven new nuclear scientists. A budget of ILS7m ($1.8m) has been set aside to find the candidates, who will...
Chinese research reactor converted to LEU
China’s first Miniature Neutron Sources Reactor (MNSR) has passed all tests and has started operating at full power after being modified to use low enriched uranium (LEU) as...
Finland allocates funds for training for Hanhikivi NPP
Finland is to allocate €700,000 ($770,000) to train the potential labour pool to be used in the construction of the Hanhikivi NPP to be build in the north of the country, the Ministry...
Atomic Energy Information Centre opened in Kazakhstan
An Atomic Energy Information Centre (AEIC) has been inaugurated in Astana, Kazakhstan, with financial support from Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom within the framework...
US GEH signs agreement with Vietnam
US-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency (VAEA) "aimed at enhancing the agency's understanding...
ECITB takes on new nuclear sector manager
The UK's Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has appointed Steve Barrett as the new sector manager for nuclear.
New UK nuclear skills collaboration
Three leading players on the nuclear skills landscape have joined forces to sign a new collaborative agreement that promotes the highest standards of professionalism across the...
UK launches nuclear degree apprenticeships
The UK government has announced the roll out of nine new industry-designed Degree Apprenticeships, including one focused on nuclear engineering. The new initiative will lead to...
Rosatom signs training agreement with Hungary
Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary to cooperate on personnel training in...
UK industry takes on new recruits
Sellafield Ltd has taken on 170 new apprentices, a record intake for the UK's largest nuclear site. Almost a quarter of the apprentices are female - seven times the national average...
Sellafield leads development of nuclear apprenticeship standards
Following government approval, Sellafield Sites Ltd, supported by the National Skills Academy Nuclear (NSAN) is leading the development of three trailblazer apprenticeship standards...
Training awards
Less than a week remains to enter the second annual Nuclear Engineering International training awards. The deadline is Monday 15 September.
Nuclear Engineering contributor named ANS fellow
H. M. (Hash) Hashemian, founder of Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been granted the highest membership grade of the American Nuclear Society.
L-3 supplies training solution for St Lucie
Florida Power & Light Company has selected L-3 MAPPS to supply a part-task trainer for the St. Lucie nuclear power plant.
Supply chain apprentices tour Sellafield project
Apprentices from Nuclear Engineering Services (NES) and TIS Cumbria Limited (TIS) travelled to Sellafield Site Limited to tour the Magnox Swarf Storage Silos (MSSS) area.
