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

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

3. 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

4. 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
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5. 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.

6. 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
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. 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 )
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. 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
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15. Enrollment
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16. Other Educational Initiatives

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. Benefits to Industry & Universities

21. Current HQP in UNENE Universities
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22. 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
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23. 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)
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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
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25. 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