Grigory Chikantsev, Director of Product Development Department in the Electrical Equipment Division of RASU, commented: “The program was a unique opportunity for me to develop key competencies for working in an international format. Particularly valuable was the immersion in a multicultural environment, rethinking approaches to team management and the opportunity to directly discuss global nuclear industry trends with leading international experts. Such a powerful charge of knowledge and motivation, exchange of experience, opens up new prospects for professional growth and the implementation of large-scale Rosatom projects globally.”
The World Nuclear University's Summer Institute is an immersive 270-hour international educational program aimed at developing leadership and communication skills. The program is held annually in different countries on a regional rotation principle. It includes lectures, practical classes, trips to industrial facilities and nuclear industry facilities, team projects. The program covers such topics as global energy, the development of nuclear power and nuclear innovation technologies, nuclear safety, etc. The mentors and speakers are heads of the world's leading nuclear companies. The SI accepts about 70 participants annually. Over the entire existence of the project, more than 1,200 fellows from 90 countries have graduated.
According to the classification adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the IV generation of nuclear power systems involves the use of various technologies that are united by a common result – higher fuel efficiency, increased safety, energy efficiency, reduction of spent nuclear fuel, etc.