Title: Education for the nuclear power industry: Swedish perspective

Authors: J. Blomgren

Addresses: Swedish Nuclear Technology Centre, Department of Neutron Research, Uppsala University, Box 525, Uppsala S – 751 20, Sweden

Abstract: In the Swedish nuclear power industry staff, very few newly employed have a deep education in reactor technology. To remedy this, a joint education company, Nuclear Training and Safety Center (KSU), has been formed. To ensure that nuclear competence will be available also in a long-term perspective, the Swedish nuclear power industry and the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI) have formed a joint center for support of universities, the Swedish Nuclear Technology Center (SKC). The activities of these organisations, their links to universities, and their impact on the competence development for the nuclear power industry will be outlined.

Keywords: nuclear education; Sweden; nuclear training; nuclear safety; KSU; Swedish nuclear technology centre; SKC; nuclear reactors; reactor technology; nuclear technology; competence development; knowledge management; nuclear power plants.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNKM.2005.008137

International Journal of Nuclear Knowledge Management, 2005 Vol.1 No.4, pp.292 - 299

Published online: 21 Nov 2005 *

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