Training for nuclear human resource development at JMTR

Takemoto, Noriyuki ; Kimura, Nobuaki ; Ooka, Makoto; Ishitsuka, Etsuo   ; Kaminaga, Masanori  ; Ishihara, Masahiro ; Suzuki, Masahide

In order to support global expansion of nuclear power industry, the nuclear Human Resource Development (HRD) is addressed one of urgent issues because of the lack of nuclear engineers. In this situation, the training course for foreign young researchers and engineers was held at JMTR in JFY 2012, and 16 trainees from Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand and Poland had studied for 3 weeks. The training course contains basic lecture and practice on the neutronic and thermal calculations for irradiation tests in the JMTR, training of reactor operation by a simulator for materials testing reactors, lecture for Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident, etc. The nuclear HRD initiative program sponsored by the MEXT, the training course using the JMTR and the related facilities, has also been carried out in every year since JFY 2010 for domestic students and engineers. The 4th training course with 20 trainees and the 5th training course with 15 trainees were held in JFY 2012.