Long-term preservation of records, knowledge and memory is an important component of the RWMC programme of work. As part of its series of initiatives in this area, the RWMC surveyed national programm...

This study was originally commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy between 2008 and 2010. The intention was to investigate the state of the art on marking with a view to learning lessons fo...

Over the last few years, education, training and knowledge management in nuclear science and technology have been very high priority, topical issues for the international community, notably in the co...

Experience from decommissioning projects suggests that the decommissioning of nuclear power plants could be made easier if it received greater consideration at the design stage and during the operati...

This document is collection of articles produced by the RK&M project team about strategic aspects of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory across generations. This compilation represent o...

The Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum takes place in Canada.

Radioactive waste is produced in all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle and from the use of radioactive materials in industrial, medical, defence and research applications. Disposal in engineered repos...

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) first published in 2000 Nuclear Education and Training: Cause for Concern?, which highlighted significant issues in the availability of human resources for the nu...

A Collective Statement of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee which describes the guiding principles of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiati...

At its 2009 meeting, RWMC members were very positive on starting an initiative on long-term preservation of information and memory. The topic is broad and should be addressed in well-defined packages...

L’expérience des projets de démantèlement de centrales nucléaires laisse entendre que l’on pourrait simplifier ces opérations si l’on y accordait davantage d’attention au moment de la conception ou p...

The RWMC has adopted knowledge consolidation and transfer as one of the pillars of the Committee’s modus operandi and work programme. This is seen as a natural enhancement of the RWMC role of advanci...

• As the current nuclear workforce ages, concerns are arising over skills requirements and transferring knowledge to the new generation of experts and staff. A key issue is the loss of tacit knowledge...

The RWMC is implementing its programme of work in the field of long-term preservation of information and memory. This document describes proposed goals and deliverables of a RWMC project over the per...

In March 2010 a topical session was held on this subject during the plenary meeting of the RWMC with a view to identify common issues and, in due course, to start the RWMC first international project...

The RK&M project seeks, among other things, to gain insights into the factors influencing the loss and recovery of knowledge and memory preservation in areas other than nuclear wastes. One area with ...

This document describes the path forward for the Minimal Set of Records subgroup under the aegis of the Expert Group on Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations.

The Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy acts as an inclusive network of experts in the nuclear energy sector, primarily from academia, focused on enabling the generation...

The fourth edition of the IRPS was held from 22-26 August in Stockholm, Sweden.

The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terminology for the purposes of the RK&M project. Compiled by the members of the project team, it is intended as a source of terms that are commonly u...

The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terminology for the purposes of the RK&M project. Compiled by the members of the project team, it is intended as a source of terms that are commonly u...

The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terminology for the purposes of the RK&M project. Compiled by the members of the project team, it is intended as a source of terms that are commonly u...

The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terms that are commonly used. It is under continuous development by the project team and represents a peer-reviewed set of terms. It should be pointed...

Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology
(NEST) Framework Fellows
Larissa Shasko and Stephen King

Thursday, 8 April 2021 at 15:30-16:30 Paris time

Nuclear skills and education are an increasingly i...

In many countries, government R&D funding in the area of nuclear energy has been dramatically reduced or has disappeared altogether. At the same time, the profit margins of electricity generators hav...

Mankind now enjoys many benefits from nuclear-related technologies. There is, however, growing concern in many OECD countries that nuclear education and training is decreasing, perhaps to problematic...

Mankind now enjoys many benefits from nuclear-related technologies. There is, however, growing concern in many OECD countries that nuclear education and training is decreasing, perhaps to problematic...

The NEA launched the Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework in partnership with its member countries to help address important gaps in nuclear skills capacity building, knowledge t...

Provides an overview of the activities associated with Phase-I of the Initiative on the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations.

The present Phase-II Vision Document is the revised version following refining of work priorities of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative subsequent ...

Way forward proposal for Phase II of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative.

Radioactive waste repositories are designed to be intrinsically safe in that they are not dependent on the presence or intervention of humans. In response to this challenge, the Nuclear Energy Agency...

This bibliography aims at providing an overview of the work performed in the field of preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation to radioactive waste management, especially disposal. F...

Radioactive waste repositories are designed to be intrinsically safe in that they are not dependent on the presence or intervention of humans. In response to this challenge, the Nuclear Energy Agency...

This bibliography aims at providing an overview over the work performed in the field of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation with radioactive waste management, especially dis...

This bibliography aims at providing an overview over the work performed in the field of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation with radioactive waste management, especially dis...

This bibliography aims at providing an overview over the work performed in the field of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation with radioactive waste management, especially dis...

The RWMC vision document on knowledge consolidation and transfer, NEA/RWM(2009)4/PROV, identifies the sharing of information across generations as an area deserving further development. This document...

This document reports on the progress of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative over the period March 2013-March 2014.

This report describes the status of the RK&M project from its launch in March 2011 up to March 2012.

This report provides a status update of the RK&M project for the period March 2012 to March 2013.

This document is the proposed agenda of the second workshop on Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations, held at the on NEA Offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, on 1...

This document is the revised proposed agenda of the 4th meeting of the RWMC project on the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations, held at the OECD Conference Center ...

The Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative was launched by the Nuclear Energy Agency in 2011 to foster international reflection and progress towards this g...

This document is the provisional summary record of the fifth meeting of the Expert Group on Preservation of Recrods, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations, held in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Franc...

This document is the summary record of the seventh meeting of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative, held in Paris, France on 27-28 May 2014.

This document is a summary record of the sixth meeting of the RK&M initiative, held at the NEA Offices, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, on 5-6 February 2014.

This document is the summary record of the 4th meeting of the Expert Group on Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative, held in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France on 16-18 April 20...

This document provides a synthesis of the workshop presentations and accounts of discussions that were held. It also provides a list of the main observations garnered from the workshop for future wor...

This RK&M workshop was held at the NEA Headquarters, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 11-13 October 2011. Its overarching goal was to scope the field and gain insights that can guide the further develo...

In this document a vision for the RWMC project on Preservation of RK&M Across Generations is described covering the period 2011-2014. The document represents the shared vision of the project members ...