Generation IV: 2022 Educational Initiatives (Schools & Contests list)


IAEA: FR22 ‘Future Innovator’ Essay Challenge (24 March):
A short essay (1500 words maximum) on emerging ideas and innovations related to fast reactors nuclear technology and related fuel cycles. From opportunities for future research to new strategies, technologies, tools, and ideas on fuel types, simulation codes, systems, components, materials, or manufacturing tools. (Submission Deadline 24 March, 2022)
The event is open to participants from IAEA Member States only. Applicants should be below 35 years old (i.e. born on or after 1 January 1987).
See flyer for detail.


NEA: Global Nuclear Science and Engineering Commencement – Student Competition
Answer the question: Nuclear and society – What does this relationship mean to you? (In 3 minutes.)
Apply until 30 May, 2022.
See information here.


ORNL: 13th MeV Summer School (18-29 July):
The 13th annual Modeling, Experimentation, and Validation (MeV) Summer School will be organized by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and held from July 18-29, 2022.
This year’s theme is "Accelerating nuclear fuels and materials qualification by combining high through-put materials irradiation and testing, advanced PIE, and Multiphysics modeling."
Apply until 18 March, 2022.
See information here.


KIT/CEA: 27th Frédéric & Otto Summer School on Nuclear Power (24 August to 2 September):
The 27th edition of the 2022 Frédéric Joliot & Otto Hahn summer schoolon Nuclear Power in the Energy Transition will be held in Aix-en-Provence, from August 24 to September 2, 2022.
See information here.