UNENE Its role in Nuclear Training &Education Presented to: Western Engineering, UWO By : Basma Shalaby UNENE, President Sept 23,2010

Outline Why UNENE Current status; Industry & Education UNENE :A partnership for Education and Research Other educational Initiatives Benefits to Industry Summary

Nuclear Industry in Canada 22 CANDU reactors; ~13 GW installed capacity; 17 in service, 3 under refurbishment; generates ~15% of Canada’s electricity Largest reserve of high-grade uranium; 21% of world production Produces 50% of world’s medical isotopes, used in ~50 countries $6Billion/year industry and 70,000 jobs

Current Scene: Nuclear Knowledge and Industry Priorities Maintain knowledge in design/licensing basis of current fleet of Nuclear Plants Support safe Long Term Operations & Competitiveness of Nuclear Plants Enable, through innovations, a future generation of reactors (Gen III, Gen IV) 2050 2010 Refurbishment/ Life Extension Gen IV Current CANDU Fleet (Gen II) ACR-1000 EC6 (Gen III/III+) 1975 2020 2075 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

Current status;Education Canada has 92 universities and university-degree level colleges – many have science and engineering programs Nuclear industry requires graduates in sciences and engineering disciplines Science graduates in – Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Radiation Biology, Health Physics etc. Engineering – Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Materials, Engineering Physics etc.

UNENE: A Partnership Support &fund nuclear research in universities Research relevant to Industry Support &fund nuclear research in universities Supply of HQP Supply Highly Qualified Personnel for industry needs Scientific experts at Universities for consultation Create a respected pool of university based experts for independent industry and public consultation 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

Members McMaster University Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Queen's University University of Ontario Institute of Technology University of Saskatchewan University of Toronto University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario Ecole Polytechnique University of New Brunswick Royal Military College University of Guelph University of Windsor Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Bruce Power Ontario Power Generation Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission CANDU Owners Group AMEC-Nuclear Safety Solutions CAMECO 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

UNENE Structure UNENE Board of Directors Chair: J. Nathwani (U of Waterloo) Vice Chair: P. Spekkens (OPG) All UNENE Members UNENE Education Advisory Committee (EAC) Chair: M. Pandey (Waterloo, IRC) UNENE Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Chair: R. Speranzini (CRL) UNENE Management IRC’s 1) Safety & T/H 2) Materials 3) Risk Modeling & Reliability CRD’s 1)NDT sensors for Feeders 2) Seismic Risk analysis 3) Safety; sub channel Phenomena 4) D20 Chemistry M.Eng. Program Graduate Courses on Nuclear Technology 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

UNENE Research Created Industrial Research Chairs (IRCs) in universities as ‘anchors’ for establishing R&D and strong research teams in key nuclear technology areas Sponsors Collaborative Research Projects (CRDs ) on technology topics complementary to R&D programs industry wide 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

UNENE Research (2) Support Industrial Research Chairs (IRCs) McMaster (Luxat / Novog) – Safety / T-H Queens (Holt / Daymond) – Nuclear Materials Toronto (Newman) – Corrosion of Alloys Waterloo (Pandey) – Risk & Reliability Western (Jiang) – I&C & Electrical RMC (Lewis) – Fuel Technology UOIT (Waker / Waller) – Health Physics &Environmental safety Typically $200 K/ year (matched by NSERC ) 12/09/2019 UNENE NRCan June 2010 R0

UNENE Research (3) Collaborative Research and Development Grants (with NSERC) Waterloo (Xie) – Seismic Risk Analysis McMaster (Lightstone) – subchannel mixing Guelph (Tremaine) – D2O chemistry Western (Lau) –SCC in Alloy 800 UOIT (Shahbazpanahi )– NDT Sensors (Feeders) Ottawa (Tavoularis) – Thermalhydraulics Queens (Daymond) – DHC Small projects ~$30,000/year for 3 years from 2005/6 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

Education – UNENE M.Eng. Accredited course based: 10 courses or 8 courses plus a project 3 of the 10 courses can be Business Courses from Advanced Design and Manufacturing Institute (ADMI) Geared to the working professional Topics are relevant to work in industry Scheduled outside working hours 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

Courses UN0802: Nuclear reactor analysis UN0801: Nuclear plant systems and operations UN0804: Nuclear reactor heat transport system design UN0803: Nuclear reactor safety design UN0603: Project management for nuclear engineering UN0901: Nuclear materials UN0805: Radiation health risks and benefits UN0702: Power plant thermodynamics UN0701: Engineering risk and reliability UN0601: Control, instrumentation and electrical systems in CANDU UN1001: Reactor chemistry and corrosion UN0902: Fuel management UN0602: Nuclear fuel waste management New for 2010/11 Fuel 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

Distance Education To enable staff from remote nuclear sites to participate without long-distance winter travel Synchronous with live class, two way audio (and video if desired) Minimal equipment required for students Lectures recorded for later use 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

Enrollment 12/09/2019 UNENE template.ppt

Other Educational Initiatives

CNA – Education Resources for High School Designed for use as course material for high school students – grades 9-12. Objective is to provide education to answer common questions about nuclear energy Is nuclear energy safe, environmentally friendly? How is it made? Students – learn more about the history, science and safety of nuclear technology, and the many diverse careers in the nuclear industry. Teachers take advantage of the CNA web-based curriculum-approved lesson plans developed with Ministries of Education and by leading scientists and educators Curriculum tie-ins include science, physics, environmental science, biology, history, social studies

CANTEACH CANTEACH is a knowledge repository in public domain - intended for use in various aspects of education, training, design and operation. Provides information exchange network for people interested in the CANDU energy system. Contributors are experts working in CANDU power plants, AECL, universities, and other CANDU-related organizations

Nuclear Facilities for Education &Research 5-MW reactor at McMaster University – research and I-125 production TRIUMF at University of British Columbia: Cyclotron for particle and nuclear physics research – owned and operated by a consortium of 15 universities. SLOWPOKE reactors at Royal Military College, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Alberta, Saskatchewan Research Council – neutron activation analysis CLS – Canadian Light Source – synchrotron facility at University of Saskatchewan for material studies Neutron Beam Centre – at Chalk River – for neutron scattering characterization of materials

Benefits to Industry & Universities

Current HQP in UNENE Universities 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

7 (total including PDF PhD) HQP Graduated/Hired by Industry HQP graduated /Hired by Industry Skill MASc PhD Graduated Hired by Industry Safety & T/H 12 6 -- I & C 1 2 Nuclear Materials 7 4 Risk – Life cycle Mgmt 7 (total including PDF PhD) 5 + 5 PDF Incl. in MASc data Fuel 3 Other 2+ 1 PDF 1+ 1PDF Total 26 15 25 8 12/09/2019 UNENE HRDC Ju 2010 R0

UNENE Realized Outcomes Funding leveraged to $43M Wider base &scope of r & d programs equipment and Facilities Enrolment growing in M . Eng program Over 130 Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) 12/09/2019 UNENE CNS conference ppt R0

UNENE CNS conference ppt R0 Additional Outcomes Collaborations national and international are established Consultation/technical exchanges with industry are regularly held Technology transfer of developed tools in support of life cycle management 12/09/2019 UNENE CNS conference ppt R0

Summary Canada`s demographic gap in nuclear knowledge is similar to others worldwide . Many initiatives have been taken to address the need such as UNENE ,CNA,CANTEACH etc… Universities are now taking part in development and training of new nuclear expertise Knowledge base is expanding through university research programs while developing HQP