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1 Developing National Educational Networks - The ECAP Initiative John Roberts School of Physics and Astronomy The University of Manchester Networking Educational Networks 15 June- 19 June, Vienna, Austria

2 Four Step Process What have we got? How do we optimise what we have got? How do we develop what we have got into something bigger/better? How do we sustain this improved situation?

3 Intensive Care NEA Nuclear Education and Training: Cause for Concern? 2000 HSE Nuclear Education and Research in British Universities 2000 HSE Nuclear Education in British Universities 2002 If nuclear education were a patient in a hospital it would be in intensive care

4 Further Comments Its health seems to depend more on the enthusiasm of individuals than the commitment of institutions Although nuclear courses are taught at 22 of the 130 or so universities in the UK, the level of nuclear teaching is very low at many of them and at 7 teaching is likely to disappear in the next few years There is a worrying decline in the already small number of students pursuing totally nuclear postgraduate courses It seems unlikely that, unless action is taken, nuclear education will not be robust and flexible enough to support the industry as it evolves

5 Decline in the UK Skills Base

6 UK Public Fission R&D Funding

7 Existing Capacity MWe Oldbury Wylfa Hinkley Point B Hunterston B Hartlepool Heysham Dungeness B Torness Heysham

8 Natural Resources Limitations Source: Parliamentary Standard Note: SN/SG/4046

9 M.Sc. Course Content University Course Nuclear Content Birmingham Number of Students PA Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors 100% 5-10 Imperial Environmental Diagnosis 15% 15 Lancaster Safety Engineering 65% 15 Liverpool Radiometrics 100% 15 HMS Sultan Surrey Nuclear Reactor Technology and Safety Management 100% 3-8 Radiation and Environmental Protection 100% 20 All other courses had less than 5% nuclear content

10 Action Immediate action is needed; otherwise nuclear education will slowly disappear The focus of nuclear education should be on postgraduate courses as it is at this level that the main specialisation into disciplines of relevance to the nuclear industry occurs. Further, because of the way university funding operates it is far easier for industry to support or initiate postgraduate courses than undergraduate ones. The move towards modular postgraduate courses and the introduction of postgraduate certificates and diplomas should broaden the appeal of nuclear subjects and attract more students, but in the move away from masters courses, care needs to taken that quality is not compromised at the expense of quantity

11 Lancaster University of Central Lancashire Leeds Sheffield Liverpool Manchester Birmingham Imperial College London City University Defence Academy

12 NTEC Programme Structure Typical Marking for Each Module Pre-module work 10% Post-module assignment 50% Exam 40% Project & Dissertation MSc Nuclear Science and Technology Full time: 12 months Part time: 3 years M.Sc. Four Additional Elective Modules Postgraduate Diploma Three Additional Core Modules Postgraduate Certificate Entry Point One Module 40 hours direct teaching One week Monday - Friday 150 hours of study CPD

13 NTEC Modules N01 Reactor Physics, Criticality & Design The University of Birmingham N02 Nuclear Fuel Cycle University of Central Lancashire N03 Radiation & Radiological Protection The University of Manchester N04 Decommissioning / Waste / Environmental University of Central Lancashire Management N05 Water Reactor Performance and Safety Imperial College London N06 Reactor Materials & Lifetime Behaviour The University of Manchester N07 Nuclear Safety Case Development Defence Academy N08 Particle & Colloid Engineering in the University of Leeds Nuclear Industry N09 Policy, Regulation & Licensing The University of Manchester N10 Processing, Storage & Disposal of The University of Sheffield Nuclear Waste Modules available in elearning format in blue

14 NTEC Modules N11 Radiation Shielding The University of Liverpool N12 Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Defence Academy N13 Criticality Safety Management Defence Academy N14 Risk Management City University, London N21 Geotechnical Aspects of Radioactive Waste University of Central Lancashire Disposal N23 Environmental Impact Assessment The University of Manchester N29 Decommissioning Technology & Robotics Lancaster University N30 Design of Safety Critical Systems Lancaster University N31 Management of the Decommissioning The University of Birmingham Process N32 Experimental Reactor Physics The University of Manchester (Atomic Institute of the Vienna University of Technology or Czech Technical University, Prague) Modules available in elearning format in blue

16 Establish Baseline Meetings with all stakeholders Universities Industry Regulator Employers What is the current university capability? What can we bring in from industry? What is missing that is necessary? How can we develop it quickly? How quickly can we develop it? Is the demand temporary or long lasting? How big is the demand?

17 Self Assessment Tool

18 Self Assessment Output

20 Knowledge Marketplace

21 Collaboration Established a network as a level structure No lead organisation Required a co-ordination centre Developed a MSc level programme Accessible to industry employees Therefore higher student numbers Sustainable Long term benefit to industry

Future Capacity with New Build 14000 12000 10000 MWe 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

23 Future Capacity with New Build MWe Existing stations Potential AGR life extension New Build

24 New Build Workforce Demand New Build Nuclear Workforce Demand New Build (Opera9ons) FTEs in Year New Build (Manufacture) New Build (Civils) New Build (ECI) Year

25 All Sectors Workforce Demand

26 Age Profile Comparison % UK Workforce Nuclear Workforce Age Renaissance Nuclear Skills Series:1, Power People: The Civil Nuclear Workforce , available at

27 New build of reactors Decommiss -ioning and clean-up International collaborations such as GenIV and GNEP Replacement of Royal Navy s Astute propulsion reactors Operation and life extension of existing plant Waste Disposal and possible repository National Nuclear Laboratory Fusion programme and ITER Nuclear education & training

28 The NTEC Effect? Bachelor s University of Birmingham B.Sc. in Nuclear Science and Materials M.Eng. in Nuclear Engineering University of Cumbria B.Sc. in Radiation Protection Imperial College London M.Eng. in Mechanical/Chemical/Materials and Nuclear Engineering Lancaster University M.Eng in Nuclear Engineering University of Leeds M.Eng./B.Eng. Mechanical/Chemical and Nuclear Engineering University of Liverpool B.Sc. in Physics with Nuclear Science The University of Manchester B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering Nottingham Trent University B.Sc. in Physics with Nuclear Technology University of the West of Scotland B.Sc. in Physics with Nuclear Technology

29 The NTEC Effect? Master s University of Birmingham M.Sc. in Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors University of Cambridge MPhil in Nuclear Energy University of Dundee Master of Laws (LLM) and associated Diploma in International and Comparative Nuclear Law and Policy Imperial College London M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering Lancaster University M.Sc. in Decommissioning and Clean-Up M.Sc. in Safety Engineering University of Liverpool M.Sc. in Radiometrics: Instrumentation and Modelling Nuclear Technology Education Consortium (NTEC) M.Sc, Diploma, Certificate and CFD programme University of Sheffield M.Sc. in Nuclear Environmental Science and Technology University of Surrey M.Sc. in Radiation and Environmental Protection M.Sc. in Radiation Detection and Measurement

30 The Size And Experience of the Academic Nuclear R&D Workforce in the UK

31 FTE UK Academic Nuclear R&D Workforce

32 EPSRC Nuclear Fission Funding Since 2004

34 Indicators Flow U Universities are helping Employers E Employers are helping Universities C - Combined D Direct Government help to Universities I Indirect Government help to Universities

35 Suggested Educational Indicators Data to be collected annually, plotted and analysed Number of Students on nuclear educational programmes and/or courses Number of Nuclear Educational Programmes, Courses or Modules Number of University Nuclear Staff Number of Nuclear Educational Networks Number of Universities with nuclear education programmes and/or courses Number of universities with nuclear research Number of Nuclear Facilities and Access Time Number of nuclear journal articles produced by nuclear educators References and Citations (quality of output) Amount of Nuclear Research Income Quantity of Advice to Government (difficult to measure) Successful adoption and integration of innovative educational technologies Number of Outreach programmes Alumni Result of trend would show not-sustainable, sustainable, supersustainable

36 Indicator Outputs Number Super-Sustainable S-Factor > 1 Sustainable S-Factor = 1 Not-Sustainable S-Factor < 1 S-Factor = Number in Year Y Number in Year Y - 1 Time

37 Suggested Industrial Indicators Number of national nuclear employers (indicator could be weakened by mergers or splits) Number of nuclear entrepreneurial aspirants; data from nuclear industry associations (Nuclear Innovation Chair) Number of patents (University Basic and Applied Research) Evidence of the effective transfer of technology (university to industry) Effectively transfer knowledge and skills (% new employees sourced from local education and specialists sourced from local and abroad) Number of new recruits Number of unfilled posts Number projects implementing nuclear applications. Dedicated nuclear section/department within the company. Ratio of nuclear education expenditure to industrial nuclear development expenditure (CPD support) Number of employees attending university courses

38 Suggested Governmental Indicators National survey of nuclear education needs Policy for nuclear education Plans for nuclear education Current plans or already implemented Task, time, funding and actors Funding mechanisms for nuclear education Dedicated section/department for nuclear education within government Ratio of nuclear education expenditure to national nuclear development expenditure Government statement on future of nuclear technology in country National plan for nuclear science technology industry development Global nuclear skills shortage Number of programmes of nuclear education for industry Number of programmes of nuclear education for government Funding mechanism to support nuclear education

39 Social Acceptance Indicator Themes Determine the level of social acceptance of the particular nuclear science and technology that is being planned Resource Mobilisation Determine how resources are being applied to develop nuclear expertise and technology Human Capital Determine how a good number of students is achieved with opportunities to go on to industry Job Opportunities Determine the of number career opportunities that exist in industry Recruitment Sustainability How is a continuous supply of nuclear graduates maintained to ensure professionals remain available to the industry National Contributions How are nuclear professionals, technology and developments contributing nationally as well as contributions to the overall GDP

40 NEST Committee Structure

42 Maintaining Our Capability NTEC Master s level education NGN & ICO PhD level education NUCLEAR - Nuclear Universities Consortium NSAN National Skills Academy for Nuclear NAILS - Nuclear Academic Industry Liaison Society NESA - Nuclear Energy Skills Alliance NIRO - Nuclear Innovation and Research Office NIRAB - Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board NIC Nuclear Industry Council NI Nuclear Institute NIA Nuclear Industry Association NNL National Nuclear Laboratory ONR Office of Nuclear Regulation

43 Maintaining Our Capability NTEC NGN & ICO & NSAN - NUCLEAR NAILS NESA - NIRO - NIRAB - NIC - NI NIA NNL ONR

44 Thank You

ONR Strategy 2015 to 2020

Title of publication ONR Strategy 2015 to 2020 Office for Nuclear Regulation Page 1 of 5 Introduction Nick Baldwin, Chair The Energy Act 2013 provided for the creation of ONR as an independent, statutory