NUCLEAR ENERGY: OECD COUNTRIES FACE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED STAFF

Europe Energy, September, 1993

Summary:

The countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) must immediately start preparing for the eventual replacement of skilled workers in their nuclear industries in order to avoid a shortage of qualified staff at the turn of the century, according to a report by the Nuclear Energy Agency published in late July. A drop in orders for nuclear plants, a predicted acceleration of retirement and the industry's poor image in the eyes of students leave nuclear power open to a shortage of engineers and researchers.

The report, entitled "Qualified Staff for the Nuclear Industry, an Assessment of Supply and Demand", stresses that a shortage of highly specialised workers could lead to serious problems in countries which want to...

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