UNITED STATES TRAINING OF FOREIGN NATIONALS IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
3 6 3 6 3 5 3 0 training of required personnel is the paramount goal that must be science and engineering for peaceful purposes can be attained. The United States Atomnic Energy Commission, in recognition of this urgent need, has initiated several training programs to meet specific needs. The Commission follows a primary policy. that nuclear education of the type that can be provided by universities and indnstries, should not be an activity of the Commission. In view of this fact, a strong program has been initiated for the development of nuclear educational facilities at universities. It is recognized. however, that the most advanced and specialized aspects of training and education cannot be offered by these institutions and than the national laboratory facilities must be called upon for this kind of educational program. These nuclear educational opportunities which are open to both United States citizens and foreign nationals include formal courses administered and partially financed by the Commission, and individual training arranged at our national laboratories. Among the formal courses is a world famous short course in Radioisotopes Techniques. conducted by the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies for the last 10 years: Due to the number of requests from many different countries, the Commission approved. in 1954. the admittance of foreign scientists under a quota. This quota is now 30% of the total enrollment. The sessions are of four weeks duration and are conducted six times a year. Training is provided in the principal techiques of handling and using radioisotopes in research and in industrial applications. Approximately 300 scientists from 46 foreign nations. and about 2,500 United States scientists have been trained. A second formal program. The International School of Nuclear Science and Engineering was established in 1955 at,Argonne National Laboratory. Through 1957. approximately 300 foreign participants from 43 countires and about 85 United States participants have completed this course. Application for admission to the school are considered by a selection committee in terms of the applicant's academic qualifications, working experience and professional interest. This course offers a broad backgournd in nuclear science and engineering. Specialization in a particular field requires additional training and experience. In line with Commission policy., that part of the training which can be accomplished outside of Argonne National Laboratory is conducted by two universities. In order unttries, the Commission has contracted with the University of Puerto Rico for the establishment of a nuclear center which offers several formal courses and research opportunities. The courses are conducted in Spanish and are designed to meet the needs of students and scientists from the Republics of Latin American. At present, the courses being offered include a graduate level, one year program in nuclear engineering; a four weeks radioisotope course, given every second month; a graducate level. one year program in radiological physics: and several short courses in medical aspects of nuclear science, such as the use of radiosotopes in basic medical science, clinical utilization of radioisotopes, radiation health and radiotherapy and cytology. In addition to these formal courses, students may be accepted for varying periods of time as research parformal courses will be available for foreigh personnel. These are reactor hazards evaluation, reactor supervision and monitoring techniques. The other major effort of the Commission in training of foreign nationals consists of securing individual training programs at our national laboratories, universities, or other private
- Research Organization:
- Division of International Affairs, AEC.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014482
- OSTI ID:
- 4309400
- Report Number(s):
- A/CONF.15/P/1787
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Prepared for the Second U.N. International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, 1958. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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