This project received funding from the EURATOM Research and Training programmeÂ
3 years under grant agreement N° 232665.
Towards a European training market and professional qualification in Geological Disposal
The aim of the PETRUS 2 project is to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe. In addressing the needs of the end-users, access to a combination of education (formal), continuous learning and professional development (non-formal) will be offered and developed within the project.
European Fission Training Scheme (EFTS)
Starting on 1 January 2009 for the period of three years
Towards a European training market and professional qualification in Geological Disposal
The aim of the PETRUS 2 project is to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe. In addressing the needs of the end-users, access to a combination of education (formal), continuous learning and professional development (non-formal) will be offered and developed within the project.
In this frame, the PETRUS consortium composed of academia, training centres, nuclear waste management agencies and research centres will co-operate through a suitable organisational structure for co-ordinating its activities and deliveries, which are:
The conception of training programmes by taking into account both training providers and end-users point of view.
The development of the adequate training schemes and the delivery of courses integrated to these schemes.
The development of a framework for the mutual recognition and accreditation of the training programmes.
The settlement of a plan for assuring the update and long-term sustainability of the programmes
     Partners
1
INPL
Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine
France
Coordinator
WP4 Leader
WP7 Leader
2
CU
Cardiff University
UK
3
TUC
Technische Universitaet Clausthal
Germany
WP1 Leader
4
Micans
Microbial Analytics Sweden AB
Sweden
6
POSIVA
POSIVA Oy
Finland
WP5 Leader
7
ANDRA
Agence nationale pour la gestion des dechets radioactifs
The project will be provided with a Steering Committee composed of one representative of each partner. The main role of the steering committee will be to review progress against the defined deliverables and timetables. The committee will be responsible for approval of changes to the project and its supporting documentation, monitoring and review of the project, resolution of project conflicts and formal acceptance of project deliverables.
Every 18 months, the Project Management Team (see below) will prepare a report for the Steering Committee addressing:
Status of the project
– Milestones from the last reporting period
– Milestones for the next reporting period
– Milestones for the remaining period of the project
A budget report with respect to planned expenditure vs. actual expenditure
An issues report including areas of concern, specific problems and any action that needs to be taken by the Steering Committee
A risk management report, which will specify any changes to the major risks identified since the previous report (e.g. failure to deliver) and modification to the strategies put in place to manage them.
The chairperson, who is the representative of the co-ordinator organisation, shall convene four meetings of the Steering Committee (kick-off meeting. 12 months. 24 and 36 months). However, meetings of the Steering Committee shall also be convened upon request of 1/3 of the project partners.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM (PMT)
The project will be co-ordinated by INPL that is one of the major French academic institutions involving in geoscience tasks.
The project co-ordinator is the interface to the European Commission for all bilateral and multilateral aspects including all technical, financial and administrative matters and is responsible to organise the timely delivery of reports and cost statements as well as the organisation and reorganisation of the work, whenever necessary.
A board constituted by the work package leaders, will assist the coordinator in daily project management. Together with the coordinator, this group forms the Project Management Team (PMT). PTM oversees the progress of the work packages and the supply of the deliverables according to the working plan. It also organizes the meetings, workshops and pilot sessions and is responsible for information flow about results, documents and project status that will be published and updated at regular intervals on the project’s Web homepage.
WORK PACKAGE LEADERS
The project works are split up in seven work-packages. Each work-package will comprise the contribution of several project partners and will be conducted by a work-package leader. The role of the work package leader (WPL) is to initiate and lead work in the work packages. The WPL collaborates with partners on the tasks of each work package in order to assure the quality of work and to present the results in reports according to the project description, the list of deliverables and milestones. Notably, before any dissemination of deliverables, the WPL will ensure that all works produced are in accordance with the Quality Assurance procedure for deliveries. This procedure has been established during the ENEN II project and will be applied to the PETRUS2 deliveries.
Work package leaders together with the Project Management Team (PMT) carry the main responsibility for results produced in the Work Package.
END-USER ADVISORY GROUP
An End-User Advisory Group – comprising of end-users involved in the project – will be set up. This End-User Advisory Group will meet with the Project Management Team at least 3 times during the project, in addition to involvement in specific work packages. The End-User Advisory Group will be expanded with a representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency. IAEA has expressed its commitment to participate actively to the PETRUS2 project, but for the statutory reasons can not act as an official partner of the project. The further development of the End-User Advisory Group into an End-User Council is a task in the Networking work package (WP5). The role of the Advisory Group is to provide advice, insight, input and vision for the strategic development of the project. This includes providing information on the needs and views of stakeholders, providing feedback and advice on programmes and curriculum, communicating and advocating the PETRUS programme interests to external constituencies such as the IGD Technology Platform, assisting the project as potential employers, mentors, and resources for internships and finally providing a fresh perspective on project sustainability issues.
DAILY PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
The main challenge relating to project management is the number of participants with many types of organisations in geological disposal. This is due to the need to have different competencies to carry out the project but also to ensure that the project partnership is widely representative. A difficulty arising from this situation concerns the communication within the project and exchanges of information between partners within the work packages.
Communication within the project will be to a considerable extend carried out by e-mail and through remote conferencing and web-based solutions using the same equipment developed for the “face to face remote teaching” will be used to enhance interaction. It allows reducing the number of project work meetings on an ad hoc basis.
NEWS
10-11 January 2012: 7th Project meeting (FINAL) in Nantes, France
FP7 PETRUS II FINAL PROJECT MEETING IN NANTES, FRANCE, 10-11 JANUARY 2012
Released on Thursday 12 January 2012
On 10-11 January 2012, the 7th and FINAL Project meeting of FP7 PETRUS II project took place, hosted by Ecole des Mines de Nantes, in Nantes, France.
The Petrus II project has the objective to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe. It was launched in January 2009.
All achievements under the project were reviewed and summarised. The ENEN Association is taking care of its official website and database, as well as coordinating the project of cooperation with China.
A future project in the same area will be considered in due course in order to follow up the Petrus II project.
8-10 May 2011: 6th Project meeting in Prague, Czech Republic
FP7 PETRUS II 6TH PROJECT MEETING IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, 8-10 JUNE 2011
Released on Saturday 11 June 2011
On 8-10 June 2011, the 6th Project meeting of FP7 PETRUS II project took place, hosted by Czech Technical University in Prague, in Prague, Czech Republic.
The Petrus II project has the objective to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe. It was launched in January 2009.
The current status of the project was reviewed and the next steps were agreed. The ENEN Association is taking care of its official website and database, as well as coordinating the future project of cooperation with China.
21 January 2011: ECVET Workshop in Cordoba, Spain
18-19 January 2011: 5th Project meeting in Cordoba, Spain
FP7 PETRUS II, ENEN III AND ECVET WORKSHOP IN CORDOBA, SPAIN, 18-21 JANUARY 2011
Released on Saturday 22 January 2011
On 18-21 March 2011, the 5th Project meeting of FP7 PETRUS II project, the 2nd Project meeting of FP7 ENEN III project, and the 1st ECVET Workshop took place in Cordoba, Spain.
The Petrus II project has the objective to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe. It was launched in January 2009 and the 5th Project meeting was held on 18-19 January 2011. The current status of the project was reviewed and the next steps were agreed. The ENEN Association is taking care of its official website and database, as well as coordinating the future project of cooperation with China.
The ENEN III project covers the structuring, organisation, coordination and implementation of training schemes in the field of nuclear engineering, in cooperation with local, national and international training organisations, to provide training to professionals active in nuclear organisations or their contractors and subcontractors. The following types of profiles are treated under the project:
Type A) Basic training in selected nuclear topics of non-nuclear engineers and personnel of nuclear facilities contractors and subcontractors;
Type B) Technical training for the design challenges of GEN III plants;
Type C) Technical training for the construction challenges of GEN III plants;
Type D)Â Technical training for the design of GEN IV plants.
The ENEN III project started on 1 May 2009 and its 2nd Project meeting was held on 19-20 January 2011. The revised schedule was agreed and the next meeting will be held in summer 2011.
On 21 January, not only PETRUS II and ENEN III, but all other FP7 EFTS projects (ENETRAP II, CINCH and TRASNUSAFE) got together and discuss how to apply the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) to the nuclear and radiation field. This is the first step for the challenges towards mutual recognition of training scheme in the nuclear and radiation field.
21-23 June 2010: 4th Project meeting in Rauma, Finland
PETRUS II 4TH PROJECT MEETING IN RAUMA, FINLAND, 21-23 JUNE 2010
Released on Thursday 24 June 2010
The 4th Project meeting of the PETRUS II (FP7) project took place in Rauma, Finland, 21-23 June 2010. This meeting was hosted by POSIVA, one of the project partners.
The PETRUS II project is one of the projects on European Fission Training Schemes (EFTS) under the European Commission 7th Framework Programme (FP7), which was launched in January 2009. The aim of the PETRUS II project is to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe. In addressing the needs of the end-users, access to a combination of education (formal), continuous learning and professional development (non-formal) will be offered and developed within the project.
The PETRUS consortium welcomed a new member, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France, and the concept of European Credit (Transfer) System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) was introduced. The partners reviewed the actions decided under the PETRUS II project, including the training scheme and knowledge management. The development of the Geological Disposal Technology Platform (IGD-TP) was also reported.
March 2010: Petrus Workshop in Switzerland
19-21 January 2010: 3rd Project meeting in Lisbon, Portugal
7-9 July 2009: 2nd Project meeting in Clausthal, Germany
25 June 2009: ENEN Post FISA 2009 Workshop “Integration of Nuclear Education and Training: Common Needs, EU Vision and Implementation  Instruments” in Prague, Czech Republic
FISA 2009 – EMSNE 2008 CEREMONY AND ENEN POST FISA WORKSHOP
Released on Wednesday 1 July 2009
FISA 2009, the seventh international conference on EU research and training in reactor systems, was held by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research in Prague, Czech Republic, 22-24 June 2009. About 450 people from EU and non-EU countries, such as China and the Russian Federation, participated in the conference.
The ENEN organised the Award Ceremony of ENEN European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering (EMSNE) 2008 at the end of the 1st day. Seven EMSNE 2008 students from Spain, Italy, France and the UK attended and introduced themselves as fresh nuclear engineers.
Joseph Safieh, ENEN President, provided a keynote lecture titled “Nuclear disciplines in response to industry and regulatory needs through the ENEN Association” at the 3rd Session Education & training and large infrastructures on 24 June.
to report on planned and implemented actions to respond to the needs of future employers in terms of qualified staff at all levels
to exchange views and information between universities, research institutions, training organizations, industries and any other End-Users regarding European and international programs and future plans in order to further meet the needs of the nuclear sector
to discuss the development of a European framework for mutual recognition in nuclear E&T, such as a “European training passport”, and of a common vision for cooperation beyond the EU
to identify actions to be taken
The Workshop focused on the interaction between the academia and the “future employers” and more than 50 experts on nuclear E&T participated in the discussion.
20-22 January 2009: PETRUS II Kick-off meeting in Nancy, France
KICK-OFF MEETING OF THE PETRUS II PROJECT IN NANCY, 20-22 JANUARY 2009
Released on Wednesday 21 January 2009
In 20-22 January 2009, the kick-off meeting of the PETRUS II project (FP7) takes place in Nancy, France. The objective of the project is “to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe.” 17 institutions from 10 countries are participating in the project for the coming three years.
The main roles of the ENEN Association for the project are:
– Provide Quality Assurance of the courses and training sessions and the project deliverables
– Facilitate mobility and assist in the organisation of workshops and pilot sessions
– Contribute to the implementation of a framework for mutual recognition of the courses and training sessions through the ENEN Network and realisation of a training passport at the European level
– Provide guidance for the attribution of the ECTS credits to the modules of the curriculum and the training programme
– Host and operate the webpages of the Petrus II project on the ENEN website
– Implement Knowledge Management by providing assistance to the advertising and documenting of the courses and training sessions through the ENEN database
– Assist in the coordination of the project by representing the ENEN members
The PETRUS II project is one of the three new projects, i.e. ENEN-III for nuclear engineering, PETRUS II for waste management and ENETRAP II for radiation protection, to be launched in spring 2009 for the development of the Euratom Fission Training Schemes (EFTS). Its ultimate objective is to develop a European passport for Continuous Professional Development, which relies on the principles of modularity of courses and common qualification criteria, a common mutual recognition system, and the facilitation of teacher, student and worker mobility across the European Union. Its target group is research workers and industrial experts at least at a post-graduate or equivalent level, i.e. from doctoral students to senior visiting scientists.
EFTS intends to promote life-long learning and career development of experienced researchers in all areas of nuclear fission and radiation protection, touching upon both the public and the private sector, to maximise the transfer of higher-level knowledge and technology with emphasis on multi-disciplinarity and/or trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility, and to define and test the different steps in the systematic approach to higher-level training (e.g. analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation).
The ENEN Association takes a lead and participates in all EFTS projects to achieve the objectives for each project as well as to harmonise the developments in nuclear E&T over Europe. For further information, the official webpages of these projects will be opened at the ENEN web site soon.
