The WNU Summer Institute (WNU-SI) was conceived during a meeting of WNU stakeholders hosted by the IAEA in Vienna in June 2004. The report of this IAEA Technical Meeting outlines the advantages of such an institute not only for the selected participants, but also for industry, government, and institutions of higher education. It includes guidelines that helped to shape the Summer Institute's programme.

In summer 2005, the first WNU-SI took place at Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA on the basis of the 2005 WNU-SI Programme .

Based on the feedback from the 2005 WNU-SI, the 2006 WNU-SI programme overview , and the first draft of the 2006 WNU-SI detailed programme are now available.

As a general rule, faculty presentations will only be in the mornings, allowing other pedagogical activities in the afternoons, namely:

• Small group discussions with Institute mentors to review the topic presentations in order to identify the main take-away points;
• Self-directed study groups to prepare responses to challenging case studies and to tackle topics-related issues assigned by Institute faculty during the morning lectures;
• Question and answer sessions with selected presenters based on issues that arise from individual participants' own interests;
• Individual and group work on special issues to be presented during an Issues Forum session to the entire Institute during the last week of the programme;
• Free time to read, study, think, and have informal discussions with colleagues from around the world.

Distinguished speaker presentations:

These once-weekly presentations, generally held late in the afternoon, will feature internationally-known figures that have made significant contributions to the development, politics and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. Open to the public, the aim of these lectures is to provide vivid insights about notable careers in the nuclear field, a realistic perspective on the challenges facing those engaged in applying and advancing the valuable uses of nuclear technology, and an appreciation for the capacity of dedicated individuals to make a substantial difference in our world through a career in the nuclear professions. The presenters have been asked to share

•  Their experiences and lessons learned regarding developments and achievements in areas related to nuclear science and technology and

•  Issues and challenges they foresee for future nuclear leaders.

A question and answer period and a reception will follow. In the evening, there will be an informal gathering to enable Institute participants to interact more directly and personally with these distinguished men and women.

Technical Tours:

• A one-week field trip to several French nuclear facilities including Cogema's reprocessing plant at La Hague, Framatome's PWR primary circuit manufacturing plant at Chalon, CEA's Phenix fast breeder reactor and advanced reprocessing R&D facilities at Marcoule, Cogema's Melox MOX fuel manufacturing plant at Marcoule, Eurodif's enrichment Facility at Pierrelatte,CEA's Tore Supra Tokamak fusion facility at Cadarache, and a presentation of the ITER site near Cadarache. The last two nights of the trip will be spent in Paris.
• Visit to Oskarshamn in Sweden to tour CLAB (Central Interim Storage Facility) and the Aspo Hard Rock Laboratory, where different technical solutions to final disposal are being researched.

Social and Recreational Activities:

• Social activities directly connected to the Institute begin with a welcoming reception and conclude with a special celebratory banquet in Stockholm.
• A lot of recreational activities are offered by the Royal Park Hotel, including a fully equipped gym, kayaking as well as cycling in the hotel's fabulous surroundings.
• Opportunities will be provided to visit Stockholm and its surrounding area. During the French tour there will be a free Saturday and Sunday morning in Paris.

If you have questions about the Summer Institute that are not answered by the material provided, please feel free to contact any member of the Summer Institute Coordination Team by e-mail.

We will be happy to answer you.

The 2006 WNU-SI Coordination Team:

Tomas Lefvert 2006 WNU-SI
Chief Coordinator
lefvert@world-nuclear-university.org

Camilla Hansson 2006 WNU-SI
Coordinator (London)
hansson@world-nuclear-university.org

Karolina Pihlblad 2006 WNU-SI
Coordinator (Stockholm)
kpih@kth.se