THORIUM AS AN ENERGY SOURCE - Opportunities for Norway ...

Thorium as an Energy Source - Opportunities for Norway
The Norwegian universities, in close cooperation with IFE, are able to organize and provide
courses in relevant nuclear physics, reactor theory, material science, radiation risk / protection
and in reactor operation. A national strategy project between IFE, UiB and UiO has recently been
established, to secure and re-establish a national competence in nuclear technology.
EU and OECD have identified an urgent requirement for university trained candidates within
nuclear sciences, including radioecology, in Europe and worldwide. Supported by EU’s 6th FP
ENEN-II project, a comprehensive joint international master program in radioecology is now
offered at UMB.
International agreements and collaborations will be a necessity, and cooperation with several
countries is possible. Language is a practical problem; here we have focused on countries and
courses using the Swedish or English languages. Cooperation’s, particularly with Finland and
Sweden, should be established for the advanced and more specific nuclear reactor courses.
11.5.1 Finland
Finland's new fifth nuclear reactor has initiated renewed efforts in the education of nuclear
personnel. The University of Oslo has already established collaboration with Åbo Akademi, where
plans have been made for a series of relevant courses. See http://www.abo.fi/fak/mnf/fysik/
teknfysik.htm for the information for students and the Appendix C: Education and Training for a
list of courses.
11.5.2 Sweden
In Sweden academic activities take place at the following institutions
Chalmers University of Technology:
• Nuclear Engineering:
• Core Physics and Diagnostics
• Power Plant Safety and Technology
• Nuclear Measurement Techniques
• Nuclear Chemistry
Royal Institute of Technology:
• Reactor Physics
• Nuclear Power Safety
• Reactor Technology
• Nuclear Chemistry
Uppsala University Faculty of Science and Technology:
• Applied Nuclear Physics
• Neutron Physics
• Nuclear and Particle Physics
• Accelerator Physics
About the research of interest for the Thorium Report Committee, the Nuclear Engineering group
at Chalmers University of Technology has lately studied in detail reactor physics aspects on using
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