How to motivate someone to be trained as a Radiation Protection Professional S.G. Jahn Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate HSK (until end 2008) ENSI (new name from 2009)

2 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate 1.Categories of RP-professionals in Swiss NPP and their tasks 2.Education and training of RP-professionals in Switzerland and their recognition 3.The lack of RP-professionals and how looks like the trend on the job market? 4.How to motivate?

3 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has to implement RP regulations into company rules (RP- or ALARA-program) has to run the RP-organization in the company has to install an education and training program has to authorise RP-work plans RP-Professionals in Swiss NPP License holder NPP-director 1 RP-specialist holding the primary responsibility about RP dedicated RP-Manager has to dedicate one RP-Specialist

4 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate RP-Professionals in Swiss NPP License holder NPP-director 1 RP-specialist holding the primary responsibility about RP 2-4 RP-specialists dedicated RP-Manager have to substitute the RP-Manager especially in emergency situations has to dedicate one RP-Specialist

5 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate To oversee the RP-program for a part of a nuclear facility or a certain practice To classify areas and workers To establish adequate monitoring methods To interpret and apply RP data To plan the RP issues of new installations and modifications To prepare RP-work plans To master a group of RP-controller RP-Professionals in Swiss NPP License holder NPP-director 1 RP-specialist holding the primary responsibility about RP 2-4 RP-specialists 3-6 RP-technicians dedicated RP-Manager has to dedicate one RP-Specialist

6 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate RP-Professionals in Swiss NPP License holder NPP-director 1 RP-specialist holding the primary responsibility about RP 2-4 RP-specialists 3-6 RP-technicians 5-10 permanent RP-controllers dedicated RP-Manager has to dedicate one RP-Specialist To be involved in routine radiation protection arrangements, examples: supervision, radiation monitoring, preparing protection measures, helping Radiation Workers entering and leaving contaminated areas, clearing material coming out of controlled areas

7 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate RP-Professionals in Swiss NPP License holder NPP-director 1 RP-specialist 2-4 RP-specialists 3-6 RP-technicians 5-10 permanent RP-controllers temporary RP-controllers, RP assistants, deconter, dedicated RP-Manager To be involved during outages in routine radiation protection arrangements under the supervision of permanent RP-staff

8 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate RP- specialist RP- technician RP- controller RP- specialist training course recognizes individual qualification Swiss nuclear safety inspectorate recognizes training courses Education and training of RP-professionals in Switzerland and their recognition RP- technician training course RP- contoller training course suggestions on foreign courses recognizes individual foreign qualifications RP- specialist training course

9 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate The lack of RP-professionals In Switzerland it is impossible to hire a RP-Professional from the work market (all RP-professionals are under contracts)  The NPP have to plan the needs of RP-Professionals in the long term in order to hire first suitable persons and to train theme while they are employees In the year 2007 the unexpected outages in several German NPP caused a reduction of 25% of temporary RP- professionals in a Swiss NPP during the planned outage  Fortunately this situation had no negative results on the outage duration and safety but the authority body found some indication of lower RP performance

10 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate Why we have a lack of RP-professionals and how looks like the trend? Aging of the NPP in Switzerland,  maintenance of the contaminated equipment attracts further on the attention of the RP-professionals. Increasing number of NPP in Germany in decommissioning,  binds more and more RP- professionals, who were temporary employed in Switzerland in the past. Additional there are a lot of RP-professionals, who started their career with the development of NPP industry in the 70-ies and 80- ies, going to retirement in the next years  and have to be replaced Switzerland, as well as other countries, is deciding to plan, construct and operate new NPP  several RP-professionals with experience will change to the new opportunities.

11 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate Why we have a lack of RP-professionals and how looks like the trend? Part II On the other hand nobody likes to start in professional career on one’s own. The RP-professions are relatively unknown in schools and career counselling. Conclusion: The lack of permanent and temporary RP-professionals, who are badly needed, will not shrink but increase. What has to be done?

12 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate EUTERP-Platform Harmonisation of the function and the qualification of Radiation Protection Expert within the EU BSS with a detailed syllabus and other requirements in the EU guidelines Harmonisation of the function and the qualification of Radiation Protection Officer within the EU BSS Some states don’t like to go there in detail How to motivate someone to be trained as RP-Professional ? Part 1

13 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate How to motivate someone to be trained as RP-Professional ? Part 2 Initiative of the Fachverband für Strahlenschutz (swiss-german association for radiation protection) supporting of school laboratories contest of pupil groups on RP-projects (incl. foundation of prizes for the best groups) seminars and support for teachers with information invitation of school classes for some days training and practical exercises in well equipped laboratories  To develop knowledge about radiation and radiation protection on a broader population

14 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate How to motivate someone to be trained as RP-Professional ? Part 3 Initiative of VGB (association of german and swiss NPP) to build a career path for RP-Professionals RP-controller RP-specialist RP-worker RP-technician RP-controller RP-“meister“ (senior technician) RP-specialist RP-worker Recognised education levels in German NPP nowadays: Invincible step stops the career path just on a low level.  Motivation for young workers to be trained as RP- professional is . In the future: Introducing several further steps stops the career path becomes passable.  Motivation for young workers to be trained as RP- professional.

15 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate How to motivate someone to be trained as RP-Professional ? Part 4 an intiative of VGB and HSK and other authorities ? “Harmonisation and multilateral Recognition of RP- qualifications in NPP” RP-Meister-Junior RP-controller RP-“Meister“ (RP-senior technician) RP-specialist RP-worker Germany RP-technician RP-controller RP-“Meister“ (RP-senior technician) RP-specialist RP-assistant Switzerland

16 ISOE-Symposium 2008 in Turku / S.G. Jahn, Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate Thank you for your attention ! Are you interested in the harmonisation process? Please contact me or Mr. H. P. Kapteinat VGB