Stakeholders Involvement in Euratom Research and Training Programmes Jorma Aurela, Finland

Stakeholders Involvement in Euratom Research and Training Programmes Jorma Aurela, Finland

General Contents Stakeholders in Euratom Research and Training Programmes (later Euratom Programmes) and their involvement and roles; Case Finland Summary, Discussion and Suggestions 2

General Euratom Programmes need involvement, input and participation from very different stakeholders This lecture describes some EU stakeholders and evaluation of their involvement; Case Finland Some analysis and recommendations are also given 3

8 th European conference on Euratom research EC =European Commission The cooperation between EC and CCE Fission (Consultative Committee) has been excellent An important initiative by the EC after Fukushima is the Nuclear Safety Directive, 2013 revision; Article 7 Expertise and skills in Nuclear safety requires arrangements for education, training and exercise for their staff having responsibilities relating to the nuclear safety Expertise and skills must be mutually recognised ; this means development shared approaches 4

8 th European conference on Euratom research European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) and its members are increasing their collaboration in Euratom Programmes The reasons for limited collaboration is perhaps the different mechanism of Euratom treaty where the EP has not the same status as in the EU Research Programs Some MEPs have been active in ENEF, European Nuclear Energy Forum, which is meant to be the forum for politicians also 5

8 th European conference on Euratom research EHRO-N European Human Resources Observatory for the Nuclear Energy Sector Emerged within the European Nuclear Energy Forum ENEF, from 2009 active It is aiming to be a National Contact Point Network for EU Member states It could be called the EU Competence Group, since its activities are having a very wide range 6

8 th European conference on Euratom research EHRO-N: published from 2009: Third level Mapping of Nuclear Education Possibilities and Nuclear Stakeholders in the EU-27 (2012) Putting into perspective the supply and demand for nuclear experts by 2020 within the EU (2012) Report on the nuclear human resources and education and training situation in the European enlargement and integration countries (2013) Top-down workforce demand extrapolation from nuclear energy scenarios (2013) Some Observations on the Career Orientations, Mobility and Expectations of Professionals in the Nuclear Sector (2013) all is published on the EHRO-N website http://ehron.jrc.ec.europa.eu 7

EHRO-N EHRO-N can be an efficient forum for all major organisations in the field to minimise overlapping activities, which are one of the worst phenomena in the nuclear community All major players represented (MS, EC, IAEA, some big companies, ENS) 8

8 th European conference on Euratom research ETKM WG Education, Training and Knowledge Management Working Group ETKM SNE-TP, Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform formed EKTM Gets support from 10 years old ENEN, European Nuclear Education Network, a truly operating tool in training and Education with its own projects today In cooperation with FORATOM and ENS Case; on-going development at IGD-TP, Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive waste Technology Platform: IGD-TP Competence Maintenance, Education 9 and Training Working Group

8 th European conference on Euratom research ENSREG European Nuclear safety Regulators Group Independent, authorative expert body, created in 2007; collects the 27 regulators and the European Commission together; is increasing its collaboration with Euratom Programmes Is often in cooperation with WENRA, a network of Chief Regulators of 16 countries + CH; the main objective of WENRA is to develop a common approach to nuclear safety. 10

8 th European conference on Euratom research Herca Heads of European radiological Protection Competent authorities Until now, HERCA (member) has been able to act as an observer in the Advisory/Stakeholder Committees of some research projects. In the future, HERCA is reconsidering this role; a special task force for this task. OPERRA, Open project for European Radiation Research Area, has requested HERCA to be actively involved in the project 11

European Nuclear Industry The big suppliers and Utilities are actively participating in the research projects or big legal entities (SNE-TP etc) Smaller utilities see themselves as end users and their participation is limited and/or focused to their main interests (life extension, materials etc) FORATOM is active here 12

Member States MSs are participating in Euratom Prgs MSs are having National Programmes Are these two parts always working in an optimal way for a) the MS and for b) the EU? The new bigger entities are promising the cooperation between them (like SNE-TP from 2007 and new NUGENIA) and EC Finnish SAFIR will be with Nugenia 13

Member States Some important MS have not found the best ways to get involved, especially the newer MS? Perhaps they should sometimes form regional groups to have more influence What is the role of the complex formalities and sometimes not so big input/output ratio? What is the role of inevitable result of so different national policies? 14

Summary and Suggestions EU organisations are many and it takes time to understand their different tasks and values Even senior representatives from the MS do not always understand this network However, only being active and asking advise helps both the individual experts and thus also their MS to get involved 15

Summary and Suggestions ENEF could activate the decision makers about Euratom Research and Training In Horizon 2020 there is a possible new start to find the right roles between EC, the old and new legal entities and MS s. MS s are now starting to activate themselves in the Work Program of 2014; Please be active and use Euratom for your very best! 16