Bulletin 2/2010 - Siempelkamp NIS

The topic of maintaining the personnel
competence is a task that has earned
the respect of the entire economy, not
only the nuclear technology sector. However,
the general conditions in nuclear
technology make it even harder to fi nd
skilled trainees. Both the decreasing
number of college graduates from technical
schools and the controversy
regarding the pros and cons of using
nuclear energy have caused the number
of graduates with a background in nuclear
technology to become very low.
The professional world, however, has
agreed for some time now: Irrespective of
the future use of nuclear energy in
Germany, it is important to ensure that
dependable technical knowledge continues
to be available through young well-
SIEMPELKAMP | NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
Maintaining personnel competence in nuclear technology:
Siempelkamp trusts in
Three basic conditions justify why the maintenance and expansion of personnel competence have a high priority on the
strategic plan of nuclear technology: 1.) a decreasing number of college graduates in general, 2.) a decreasing number of
graduates with a background in nuclear technology, 3.) high demands on the safety engineering of nuclear facilities. How
does Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik face this challenge? There is more than one way to solve this problem.
By Stefan Klute
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special-purpose machines
educated talent. “This is a task for the
complex structure of science and technology
including manufacturers, operators,
permit and supervisory authorities, and
expert organizations. As a manufacturer
of components and systems solutions as
well as a provider of engineering services
for nuclear facilities, Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik
has faced this task for several
years. In view of our broad spectrum of