Building Capacity - With the Internet + Research Reactors

Since the 1940s, when the University of Chicago hosted the world’s first nuclear reactor Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1), strong links have existed between education and training organisations and research reactors. Today’s technology allows a Jordanian student to interact with a research reactor in the US, using the Internet.

Many of the over 240 currently operating research reactors are either hosted on college or university campuses or predominately used for education and training purposes. They are vital for the medical, industrial and scientific sectors, but education and training is their most frequently listed application, according to the IAEA Research Reactor Database. Used with classroom lectures, simulators and now with E-learning techniques, research reactors provide unique experiences to students.

See full Article: http://www.iaea.org/OurWork/ST/NE/NEFW/News/2013/repository/2013-09-31-NL-BuildingCapacity.html