Transcript edf-NTEC-Jon-Billowes.ppt

The University of Manchester
Dalton Nuclear
Institute
Status of Nuclear Higher
Education in the UK
Professor Jon Billowes, Director of Education
Dalton Nuclear Institute
A look in the rear view mirror……
Decline in UK R&D Manpower in Industry
A look in the rear view mirror……
Decline in UK Public Fission R&D Funding
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Funding £m (2001mv)
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Skills Surveys and Reports
•HSE/NII Education & Research in British Universities (2002)
•DTI Nuclear Skills Group (Coverdale, 2002)
•Nuclear Task Force (Ruffles, 2003)
•COGENT Nuclear employers survey (2005)
•NDA Health Physics Resources in UK Industry (Rankine, 2007)
BNFL Energy Unit – advice to Government,
Research Councils on keeping nuclear option open
Strategic need now recognised and new funds have
been made available for nuclear education & research
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Energy
Review:
new build
of
reactors
Decomm.
and clean-up
International
collaborations
such as GenIV
and GNEP
Replacement
of Royal
Navy’s Astute
propulsion
reactors
Operation
and life
extension
of existing
plant
Waste
Disposal
and
possible
repository
National
Nuclear
Laboratory
Fusion
programme
and ITER
Nuclear
education
& training
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The University of Manchester
Dalton Nuclear
Institute
Education ladder in UK
EngD – 4 years
PhD – 3 or 4 years
EngD
PhD
MSc
(PG Cert., Dip.)
Undergraduate
Degrees
MSc: 1 year (48 weeks,
approx 75 ECTS credits)
4 year: MEng, MPhys
3 year: BEng, BSc
Foundation Degrees
Schools, NVQs,
Apprenticeships
NVQ II and
Gen II
The University of Manchester
Dalton Nuclear
Institute
National Nuclear Laboratory
DCF, NURC, C-NET research
Nuclear Engineering Doctorate
Scheme (University consortium)
PhD
Research programmes
(KNOO, Nuclear sustainability)
MSc
Undergraduate
Degrees
Foundation Degrees
Schools, NVQs,
Apprenticeships
NVQ II and
Gen II
University
consortium
Nuclear Engineering
courses in pipeline
National Skills
Academy for Nuclear
The University of Manchester
Dalton Nuclear
Institute
MSc in Nuclear
Science &
Technology
• Funded by £1M award from Engineering & Physical
Science Research Council (4 years)
• Modules (approx 7 ECTS) taught in “short-course”
format specifically designed for part-time students from
industry (MSc, Post-grad Diploma, Post-grad Cert.).
• Individual modules can be taken for Continuing
Professional Development
• Accredited by IMechE and other Learned Societies
• Core modules converted to DL format for Sept 2008
NTEC portfolio of modules was guided by
Skills Surveys and Reports at the time:
•HSE/NII Education & Research in British Universities (2002)
•DTI Nuclear Skills Group (Coverdale, 2002)
•Nuclear Task Force (Ruffles, 2003)
Decommissioning
Plant operation
waste & disposal
Nat. Nucl. Lab.
Fast track fusion
Nuclear
propulsion
New build
International research
projects (GNEP, GENIV)
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Nuclear Task Force (2003): Absolute
minimum requirements in key areas
of expertise to keep nuclear option
open
Portfolio
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Criticality Safety Management
Decommissioning Technology & Robotics
Decommissioning/Waste/Environmental Management
Design of Safety Critical Systems
Environmental Decision Making
Experimental Reactor Physics
Geotechnical Aspects
Management of the Decommissioning Process
Modelling the Impact of Radioactivity in the Environment
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Particle & Colloid Engineering
Policy, Regulation & Licensing
Processing, Storage & Disposal of Nuclear Wastes
Public & Political Aspects
Radiation & Radiological Protection
Reactor Materials & Lifetime Behaviour
Reactor Physics, Criticality & Design
Reactor Thermal Hydraulics
Risk Management
Safety Case Development
Water Reactor Performance
Nuclear Engineering
Doctorate Scheme
EPSRC: £4M award for 50 Research Engineers (4 cohorts)
Launched: September 2006
Research areas: Reactor Technology; Waste Management;
Decommissioning; Materials; Socio-Economics; Safety systems
Programme Structure
Management
Board: Industry &
Academic
Research Project
Industry
EngD
Supporting Studies
Management
Diploma
Manchester Science &
Enterprise Centre
Professional
Development
Technical Modules
Combined with UoM
Manufacturing EngD
The University of Manchester
Dalton Nuclear
Institute
Positive aspects:
• Research Council support for (i) MSc nuclear programmes,
(ii) Nuclear Eng. Doctorate, (iii) university nuclear research
• Good support from industry (Provide: specialist lecturers,
members of advisory boards and management boards,
placements for MSc projects. Industry take-up of modules for
CPD; send employees on part-time MSc)
• NTEC – consortium of 11 universities working smoothly. All
QA work completed on time
• NTEC/Manchester – successful teaming with Atominstitut,
Vienna for module on Experimental Reactor Physics
• University research consortia seem to be effective
• Dalton Nuclear Institute – offers MSc project placements for
EU and overseas students in Manchester research groups (low
take-up so far, but it works).
The University of Manchester
Dalton Nuclear
Institute
Not going so well:
• Need better take-up of modules by industry – programmes
are barely viable without research council support – and that
is not guaranteed in future
• Although some NTEC modules have been offered under ENEN
scheme, no take-up by EU students.
• No UK student has taken advantage of other ENEN modules
(credits not automatically recognised by UK universities;
funding overseas travel & subsistence is difficult)
• Quality Assurance work is a long, time-consuming process
(but was certainly worth doing for Vienna module).