Programme Structure

The 3^rd World Nuclear University Summer Institute (2007 WNU-SI) will be held from 14 July to 24 August 2007 at the Ramada Plaza Cheongju Hotel (5 weeks) and Hyundae Gyeongju Hotel (1 week).

The SI programme is structured on the following items:

Lectures

Distinguished Speaker Presentations

Small Group Working Sessions

Team Building Exercises

Issues Forum

Technical Tour

Social & Cultural Activities

Assessments and Graduation

The programme is arranged so that Faculty presentations take place in the mornings and small-group working sessions are held in the afternoons:

• 08:00 - 09:20 Lecture: 60 min presentation and 20 min Q&A
• 09:40 - 11:00 Lecture: 60 min presentation and 20 min Q&A
• 11:20 - 12:40 Lecture or Distinguished Speaker's presentation: 60 min presentation and 20 min Q&A
• 14:00 - 15:30 Group Work with Mentor: Lecture review/Case Studies/Forum Issues Preparation
• 16:00 - 17:30 Group Work with Mentor continued

For more information about the SI schedule refer to the 2007 SI Lecture Overview and the 2007 SI Detailed Schedule.

Lectures

The SI programme is designed to provide cutting-edge presentations from leading world experts on the full range of topics relevant to the future of nuclear technology. Presentations fall into four categories:

• Global Setting — including energy supply and demand, global warming and climate change, nuclear technology in sustainable development, lessons in public acceptance, and key socio-political issues and trends,
  
• International Regimes — including safety, radiological protection, non-proliferation and security, waste management, transport, nuclear law,
  
• Technology Innovation — including next-generation reactors, advanced fuel cycle, waste repositories, hydrogen production, and desalination,
  
• Nuclear Industry Operations — including industry economics, knowledge management, fuel market, comparative risk assessment, social ethics, and operational excellence.
  

The 2007 WNU-SI will feature more than 30 different Lecturers, who will speak for one or two hours in the mornings. As part of their presentations, lecturers will outline the main challenges to be faced in the nuclear domain. All participants are free to contribute to the question and answer sessions.

Distinguished Speaker Presentations

The morning sessions will regularly feature internationally known Distinguished Speakers, who will be given 60 to 80 minutes to interact with the Fellows. Unlike the Lecturers, who give presentations focused on a particular topic, the distinguished speakers have the freedom to choose their message. They are encouraged to communicate in a very informal way covering both (a) personal experiences and lessons learned in the nuclear field; and (b) issues and challenges they foresee for future nuclear leaders.

The aim of these presentations is to provide vivid insights into notable careers in the nuclear field, as well as a realistic perspective on the challenges facing those engaged in applying and advancing the valuable uses of nuclear technology.

Small Group Working Sessions

After the mainly “passive” learning in the morning sessions, the afternoons will be an opportunity for Fellows to work together more “actively” in small groups.

During these group-work sessions, the Fellows will:

• Review and discuss the morning presentations (identify the most important issues; exchange points of views on different country–specific approaches etc.)
• Prepare structured responses to challenging case studies, or tackle topic-related issues, both assigned by Lecturers during the morning sessions
• Make progress in tackling a global issue that a given group will have chosen to present at the end of the Summer Institute during a special “Issues Forum” presentation day.

Each small working group is animated by a “Mentor”S. Mentors will have a lot of experience and a broad knowledge of the nuclear field. However, their role is not to act as “oracle”; rather it is to encourage the Fellows to reflect on and interpret the information they have received and to promote interaction so that Fellows take full advantage of the different technical and cultural backgrounds as well as country-specific approaches in the group.

Mentors will guide the Fellows, but should never dominate the discussions, or prevent different viewpoints and perspectives being presented. They will also work with individual Fellows as needed, providing support for academic or personal concerns.

If needed, Mentors and/or WNU-Organizers can help the working groups gather information through libraries, technical experts or other resources.

Team Building

In addition to providing up-to-date information on a broad range of topics related to nuclear science and technology, an overarching goal of the WNU Summer Institute is to encourage communication and interaction and for bonds to develop between Fellows. To this end, special “team-building exercises”S will take place, especially at the beginning of the Summer Institute.

In order to have as many opportunities as possible to meet and work with other Fellows, the working groups will be changed round twice during the WNU-SI. Fellows should leave the event with a network of contacts in over 30 countries.

Issues Forum

Early on during or before the Summer Institute, Fellows will be asked to select a special nuclear issue they would like to tackle. Based on this selection, they will be assigned a small group, made up of around 10 Fellows. Special issues that have been tackled in previous WNU-SI have related to nuclear safeguards, deep geological disposal and promoting nuclear applications in developing countries. The small groups will be expected to present the results of their investigation during a one-day "Issues Forum" session at the end of the Summer Institute.

Technical Tours

A technical tour is planned to several Korean nuclear facilities from 6 through 11 August. This technical tour is part of the WNU-SI programme. Fellows will have the opportunity to visit cutting-edge industrial as well as research and development sites. These include:

• Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company, Ltd. (KHNP) facilities: Wolsung Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) - CANDU type reactors, Gori NPP (PWR type), planned Geological Waste Repository site
• Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) R&D facilities: HANARO Research Reactor, Radioisotope Production Facility, Irradiated Materials Examination Facility
• Korea Nuclear Fuel Company, Ltd. (KNFC)
• Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) facility
• DOOSAN Heavy Industries and Construction Company, Ltd.: fabrication facilities for reactor vessel & parts and steam generator etc.
• Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL)
• Pohang Iron & Steel Company (POSCO)

Social and cultural activities

A variety of social and cultural activities are planned to enrich the Summer Institute experience and promote the development of personal and professional relationships that will endure long after WNU Fellows return home. These include:

• A welcoming reception and a special farewell banquet
• Social and cultural activities such as Seoul sightseeing, shopping, Korean folk village tour and pottery-making experience on Saturdays.
• On Saturday 11^th August, all participants have the chance to go sightseeing in Gyeongju, a famous historical site, home to many important cultural assets.
• At the Ramada Plaza Cheongju Hotel where the Summer Institute will be held, there are several recreational facilities including a fully equipped fitness centre, a big swimming pool, many cinemas as well as a lot of shops and restaurants.

Assessments and graduation

Fellows are required to help the organizers make this an even better experience for the next Summer Institute by participating in two assessments. All the Fellows and Mentors will be asked to provide comments electronically about:

• Each lecture & lecturer
• The overall organization and programme of the Summer Institute. (This will take place at the end of the six weeks - on the morning of August 24^th.)

WNU Fellows will graduate in a final ceremony presided over by WNU Chancellor & IAEA Director-General Emeritus Hans Blix. Each WNU Fellow will receive a certificate. This certificate may be used as credit towards a degree by certain academic institutions.