Sogin hosts a radiation protection course for sector technicians and operators organised together with Airp and Ain
13 June 2024
A three-day event with some of Italy’s leading nuclear experts, with the aim of training technicians and operators on the safety, technology and radiation protection aspects of the new generation reactors, including small modular reactors (SMR) and advanced modular reactors (AMR) in light of their possible introduction into Italy.
From 10 to 12 June, the
Radwaste Management School (RaMS), the training centre for the Sogin Group, hosted the course of the
"Carlo Polvani" Higher School of Radiation Protection, at its headquarters in Rome, organised by
Airp, the Italian Radiation Protection Association, in conjunction with
Ain, the Italian Nuclear Association. An event attended by over eighty technicians and operators from the main bodies and companies in the sector and university students from different science faculties.
Presentations on the opening of the three-day event were made by the CEO of Sogin,
Gian Luca Artizzu, the President of the Italian Radiation Protection Association,
Francesco Mancini, and Director of the Polvani School,
Francesco D’Errico. The first technical presentation was made by the President of the Italian Nuclear Association,
Stefano Monti, with the President of Sogin,
Carlo Massagli closing off the proceedings.
The course covered and examined several topics: from design to licensing, from the construction of new facilities to the aspects of nuclear safety and security, through to decommissioning and the safe management of radioactive waste.
For the first time in Italy, this initiative provided operators in the sector with knowledge tools on the new generation reactors, such as SMRs and AMRs.
These technologies are among those under consideration in Italy, in the event that nuclear power becomes a tangible option to achieve the ambitious decarbonisation targets set by the European Green Deal by 2050, and to ensure national energy security.