By Raphael Chesori, Secretary General, Africa YGN News Courtesy of ATOMEPO Press ATOMEXPO is the nuclear industry’s largest international congress and exhibition event that has been marked with enthusiasm and ecstasy for a decade now. Since its inauguration in 2009, as an initiative of Rosatom, the forum has attracted the key industry players, government agencies, […]
On May 24 2018, the NICE Future initiative was launched in Copenhagen. NICE Future stands for “Nuclear Innovation: Clean Energy Future” and is an initiative under the framework of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) platform initiated by Canada, Japan and the USA. As part of the International Youth Nuclear Congress’ (IYNC) strategic priorities for promoting […]
During the three-days of 14-16 May 2018, over 600 participating companies from 68 countries attended the Tenth Annual ATOMEXPO International Forum. The event took place at the Main Media Centre in Sochi, Russia. Over its ten-year history ATOMEXPO International Forum has become a truly significant event in the global nuclear industry, as a platform for […]
IYNC is exited to announce that the next congress – IYNC2020 – will be hosted by the Australian Young Generation in Nuclear (Aus-YGN) and held in Sydney, Australia. We are currently establishing the organization team and are looking for volunteers that will be responsible for planning and executing the congress. This is an excellent […]
IYNCWIN18: A Successful Congress Written by the IYNCWIN18 Organizing Committee “Challenge the present, empower the future” was the theme we were proud to see realized during the IYNCWiN18 conference held March 11 – 17, 2018, in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. With over 420 participants from 37 countries around the world attending a fully loaded […]
Welcome Message from New IYNC President By Luca Capriotti, IYNC President 2018-2020 IYNCWIN18 was a true success with more than 420 participants from 37 countries – young professionals, senior leaders and mentors – all together for an unforgettable week-long event in beautiful San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. During the Congress, out of many considerations and […]
IYNC Successfully Launches New Mentor Program at IYNCWIN18 By James Hardiman The inaugural IYNC mentor program was successfully implemented at IYNCWiN18 in Argentina last month. The program focused on one of the core missions of the IYNC in ensuring transfer of knowledge between generations of nuclear professionals. IYNC was able to engage 20 senior professionals […]
For IYNC’s 2016-2018, the I4N program was a success, holding the final competition and selecting a winner last month at IYNCWIN18. IYNC is starting the next installment of the I4N program at the forthcoming ANS Student Conference on April 5-7 at J. Wayne Reitz Union located at the University of Florida’s Gainesville campus. It is an annual […]
During IYNCWIN18 in Bariloche, Argentina participants were able to witness the final competition of the first edition of I4N, Innovation for Nuclear. This is the first IYNC-sponsored international contest on innovation in nuclear technology. The purpose of the innovation contest was to put forward new and innovative nuclear technologies, applications, or systems that will contribute […]
Innovation and climate change, From COP15 to the present day By Martin Boissavit, SFEN YGN President What do the Young Generation Networks (YGNs) bring to our community of nuclear workers? Does this help the industry? Does this make the world a better place? When I look at our networks, the most obvious answer is that […]
