Knowledge Management in the Field of Nuclear Energy - How to Bridge the Gap between Retiring Workforce and Next Generations - 17101
Conference
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OSTI ID:22794513
- TUV NORD EnSys GmbH and Co. KG (Germany)
The current phase-out decision of the German Federal Government and the 'Energiewende' - resulting from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident in 2011 - changed the nuclear market significantly. Together with the change in political and social attitude towards nuclear energy since 2002 it has contributed to a decline in technical expertise. This as well as the generation change in the nuclear technology lead to the risk of losing accumulated knowledge and experience which still are essential for the future - not only in Germany but in other countries - even though the focus in Germany will shift from operating to decommissioning, dismantling and radioactive waste management. A long-term strategy in order to preserve technical expertise to solve the forthcoming tasks in Germany was required. This strategy should include e.g. the implementation of technical programs not only for internal training of the staff but also for authorities. Together with authorities TUV NORD developed individual training concepts for a broad range of customers to preserve a transfer of know-how with the state-of-the-art in science and technology and even support international projects, especially in countries with less experience in the nuclear fields. Additionally, special data bases were developed in order to ensure the accessibility of long-term nuclear data storage. Furthermore technical conferences in different fields like decommissioning and radioactive waste disposal were established as an opportunity for knowledge exchange. Based on given examples it is being demonstrated how technical expertise can be preserved even though the field of nuclear energy in Germany has changed. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 22794513
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--19-WM-17101
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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