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Monday, November 9, 2009

Social Networking for Nuclear Decommissioning

IAEA´s International Decommissioning Network (IDN) has begun using popular social networking tools to connect with more than 400 nuclear professionals in 60 countries all year round. The social networking sites will be used to face the challenge of delivering the right training to the right people world-wide. The decommissioning experts can share ideas and learn from each other.

It has proven difficult for some young nuclear professionals who are actually involved in day-to-day decommissioning to attend workshops, seminars and global site visits. So, the IDN´s coordinators at the IAEA are using non-traditional approaches to engage them.

The IDN provides hands-on experience in nuclear installations that are currently being decommissioned. The IDN now posts instructional videos online; videos which are available to more than 400 people working in this field. There are also plans to begin uploading more of these videos using an approach similar to that used by YouTube, thereby sharing critical, cutting-edge knowledge with professionals working in their own countries. An excellent idea to share nuclear knowledge!