The IAEA offers 12 online learning courses on spent fuel and radioactive waste management, and decommissioning and environmental remediation. These courses consist of 50 modules and almost 100 lectures. They are free of charge and intended for anyone looking to understand the fundamentals of these topics, including young professionals and new entrants to the respective areas. Some lectures are also available in French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
The courses are organized by thematic areas and, while the course structure suggests an order in which to study, all modules can also be taken independently, in any order.
The courses covering common topics are:
Available topical courses are:
Courses on spent fuel and radioactive waste management, and decommissioning and environmental remediation can be accessed either through the Professional Networks’ sites on the CONNECT or on the IAEA’s e-learning platform. Participants need to create a NUCLEUS account and log in, instructions are available here. For further information please contact us.