Regional INPRO School on Strategic Planning for Sustainable Nuclear Energy

Background

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assists Member States in capacity building related to long-range and strategic planning for nuclear energy programmes in view of the long-term commitment involved, with obligations that extend well beyond 100 years. The International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) was established in 2000 to ensure that nuclear energy is available to contribute, in a sustainable manner, to the growing energy needs of the current century and beyond.

INPRO is one of several key IAEA programmes. It is a forward-looking project that integrates all areas important to the sustainability of nuclear energy. INPRO’s activities are centred on the key concepts of global nuclear energy sustainability and the development of long-range nuclear energy strategies. INPRO developed a set of decision support tools for developing nuclear energy scenarios and conducting studies for formulating national strategies for sustainable nuclear energy systems. INPRO disseminates these tools and conducts specialized training in the IAEA INPRO School on Strategic Planning for Sustainable Nuclear Energy (the INPRO School), to help Member States build local expertise for strategic planning for sustainable nuclear energy development. The INPRO School introduces the INPRO concept of nuclear energy sustainability and develop competencies for assessment and analysis of nuclear energy systems to support national decisions on the future use of nuclear energy.

Objectives

The purpose of the event is to familiarize participants with the INPRO concepts and methodology for assessing sustainability of nuclear energy systems (NES) and to provide introductory theoretical and practical training on INPRO tools for NES modelling and analysis.

The INPRO School aims to develop and strengthen the competencies needed for long-term strategic planning of sustainable nuclear energy systems at the national, regional, and global levels. This objective is accomplished by providing knowledge and basic practical experience on the INPRO analytical approaches, methods and tools for assessment and analysis of nuclear energy systems.

Target Audience

The event is open to participants from East, South, and Southeast Asia, and neighbouring Member States, who are either embarking on a new nuclear power program, expanding an existing one, or are INPRO Members.
The INPRO School is primarily intended for persons pursuing a professional career in strategic planning of nuclear energy systems.
The INPRO School is also beneficial for:

• present and future managers of nuclear energy organizations
• energy planning professionals
• university faculty and instructors of centres of excellence
• nuclear engineers, researchers and analysts
• experts in international relations involved in energy planning

Designated participants are expected to have a sound knowledge and understanding of energy and nuclear power systems.