MANAGING NUCLEAR KNOWLEDGE

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1 Yanko Yanev International Atomic Energy Agency Head Nuclear Knowledge Management Unit MANAGING NUCLEAR KNOWLEDGE Qualified Human Resource Challenges

2 Discussion points: 1. The growing interest in Nuclear power and the Knowledge challenge. 2. Managing Nuclear Knowledge an overview. 3. The NKM program of the Agency. 4. Human resource for a nuclear power program 2

3 Countries considering nuclear power Operating (30) Considering (43) Expressing interest (25) 3

4 The Demand With a forthcoming high growth in nuclear industry worldwide, maintaining nuclear competencies both in industry and nuclear regulatory authorities will be the most critical challenge in the near future.

5 5 The Knowledge issues Aging of nuclear personnel, retirement, Loss of valuable nuclear knowledge, Degradation in technology skills and know- how, Possible degradation in safety of current installations? Dilution or loss of innovation potential? Research & Development? Education & Training?

6 Nuclear Power Knowledge Base

7 Time to build competence is long

8 Nuclear Industry Employment Distribu6on by Age Source: 2009 NEI Pipeline Survey Preliminary Results, Contractors not included 8

9 Nuclear engineering in US

10 Need for nuclear specialists in Germany

11 The Russian nuclear workforce 11

12 Manpower for Operating China NPPs No. of Employees (cumulative) Year

13 Can the market protect knowledge alone? Are we not duplicating industry? Markets can create and preserve knowledge only in areas of commercial interest and during the time this interest lasts. Managing nuclear knowledge requires long- term planning and remains in the responsibility of governments as a part of national development plans and international obligations both for developed and developing countries. 13

14 Players and Roles Industry must address immediate requirements Design, delivery, and operations need constant focus Safety and regulation Economics Governments must address longer term issues Policy- making R&D for Pre- commercial Strategic Regulatory Underlying science Education & infrastructure Agency Government focus Risk Higher Risk Short Term Lower Risk Short Term Industry Focus Higher Risk Long Term Time Government Focus Lower Risk Long Term 14

15 National Priorities of IAEA Member States Series National NKM Priorities Education Knowledge transfer R&D Knowledge sharing Training and qualification

16 IAEA NKM Program 2002 Meeting of Senior Officials st GC RES on Managing Nuclear Knowledge st NKM Conference ANENT, WNU SI established GC/RES on Managing Nuclear Knowledge st KM Assist Visit NKM Methodology & Guidance developed 2006/7 2nd NKM Conference Nuclear Knowledge Portal ANENT Cyber platform launched 3 rd GC RES 2008/9 2010/11 1.Promoting Knowledge Management Culture 2. Providing Services 3. Developing knowledge products 4. Facilitate networking and knowledge sharing. 16

17 NKM is part of Integrated Management System 50-C-Q Code Quality Assurance 50-SG-Q1 to Q7 Safety Guides + new material (Knowledge Management) + new material (Knowledge Management) GS-R-3 Safety Requirements on Management Systems GS-G-3.1 Thematic Guidance on Management Systems 50-SG-Q8 to Q14 Safety Guides + new material DS 349 Specific Guidance for MS Of Nuclear Facilities

18 IAEA NKM Publications

19 The Knowledge Assist Visits Evaluation of organizational NKM elements, Analysis of organizational needs for NKM, Support in developing a Strategy for NKM, Assistance in methods and tools for NKM, Risk assessment of knowledge loss.

20 Managing the Future Networking Nuclear Education Networking education should be further made more efficient by interlinking networks and sharing best practices on a global scale SAGNE, 2010 NTEC ENEN KAERI UNENE ANENT Texas A&M Univ AFRA-NEST KUSTAR Bariloche Nuclear Centre ARCAL To provide a forum to exchange the policy and strategies for nuclear education and training and to facilitate the regional and interregional cooperation to share educational experiences and resources: The Asian Network for Education in Nuclear Technology (ANENT) The European Nuclear Education Network Association (ENEN) The Nuclear Technology Education Consortium (NTEC) The University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) African Regional Cooperative Agreement Network for Education in Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA- NEST) Regional Cooperative Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) Bariloche Nuclear Centre in Argentine NUCLEAR POWER FOR A GREEN PLANET AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

21 Managing Managing the the Future Future Nuclear E-Learning Portal Integrating nuclear resources for education and training in synergy with IAEA and other educational establishments facilitating access to educational materials and teaching experience enabling a convenient and flexible e- learning environment contributing towards developing nuclear skills and competencies needed in the 21st century NUCLEAR POWER FOR A GREEN PLANET AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

22 Managing the Future Nuclear Knowledge and Information Fast Reactor Knowledge Organization System More than technical and scientific documents including full texts Single and unique fast reactor taxonomy in the world For developed countries and for long- term sustainable energy programs For fast reactors development and research For nuclear fuel cycles and Generation IV Nuclear Archive Preserving internet based nuclear information More than 5 million full text documents Nuclear knowledge for future generations Creating opportunities for knowledge mining and analysis including safeguards NUCLEAR POWER FOR A GREEN PLANET AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

23 But we need the people to do it!

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