KTH Royal Institute of Technology, photograph credit score: Michael Zimmer on flickr
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has formally grow to be a Party to the Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework, becoming a member of a rising group of international locations dedicated to strengthening nuclear schooling and coaching worldwide.
Following the signing of the Act of Adhesion on 5 March 2026, establishments in Sweden at the moment are eligible to take part in current NEST Projects or to provoke new multinational and multidisciplinary coaching initiatives in collaboration with no less than two different NEST international locations. This milestone marks an necessary step in increasing Sweden’s engagement in worldwide capability constructing and data switch within the nuclear discipline.
Swedish organisations are already seeing the advantages of this membership. The KTH Royal Institute of Technology has just lately grow to be a Participating Organisation within the NEST Thermodynamic Characterisation of Fuel Debris and Fission Products Based on Scenario Analysis of Severe Accident Progression (TCOFF-II) undertaking, with plans to host their first NEST Fellow within the coming months.
The addition of Sweden brings the whole quantity of collaborating international locations in NEST to 15. Launched in 2019, the Framework helps multidisciplinary, palms-on, undertaking-primarily based studying to handle key challenges in nuclear science and know-how, together with nuclear security, radioactive waste administration and progressive nuclear applied sciences. By bringing collectively educational establishments, analysis organisations and trade companions, it continues to play a significant position in creating the talents and data required for the long run nuclear workforce.
The NEA continues to interact with further international locations and organisations focused on becoming a member of the NEST Framework, additional strengthening worldwide co-operation in nuclear schooling and coaching.
For extra info on NEST and the way to take part, please go to the devoted web page or contact the NEST Secretariat ([email protected]).