Training reactors in Germany

Training reactors contribute to the maintenance and enhance nuclear know-how and competence. Even today with the current political circumstances in Germany, characterized by phasing out nuclear power, there is considerable demand for young engineers and scientists in the nuclear sector. The demand is driven by retirement of staff members at existing NPP and nuclear industrial suppliers, decommissioning of nuclear facilities, continued work in the field of basic nuclear physics research, nuclear engineering, radiation protection, waste disposal, nuclear medicine, and the regulatory bodies, technical inspection organizations or international organizations. For students, the training reactors in Stuttgart, Furtwangen, Ulm and Dresden provide a unique opportunity to get a hands-on experience of neutronics in addition to their theoretical education. (orig.)