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WORLD NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY

Mr Ian Hore-Lacy

General Manager UIC and Director Communications WNA

Engineering House, Milsons Point 23 March 2005

The World Nuclear University was inaugurated formally in London on 4 September 2003 with a program of eminent international speakers from all of the world’s foremost organisations including former and present Director-Generals of the IAEA and OECD/NEA. Mr John Ritch, Director-General of the World Nuclear Association, which developed the WNU concept, summarised the objectives as to:

Unify the world’s leading institutions of nuclear learning in a coherent partnership;
Use that partnership to attract, inspire and educate this new generation of nuclear scientists, technicians and engineers; and
Equip that new generation of nuclear professionals with credentials applicable to a global marketplace.

The WNU has a network of institutions from some 30 countries coordinated from a small core headquarters in London supported by governmental and private sponsors. The four major founding supporters were the IAEA, the OECD/NEA, The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and the World Nuclear Association. ANSTO is one of the WNU Member organisations.

Mr Ian Hore-Lacy, also brought members up-to-date with the many recent initiatives of the WNU. For additional background information, see the comprehensive website at www.world-nuclear.org as well as the excellent general nuclear information website of UIC at www.uic.com.au .

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