International training networks
Through the Radwaste Management School, Sogin develops a training network with leading international operators, confirming the Italian company’s position as a leader in foreign business relating to the closure of the nuclear power cycle.
RaMS has organised courses at international level on radioactive waste management in emerging nuclear countries, such as Vietnam, and courses on decommissioning & radioactive waste management operations in technologically-advanced countries such as Taiwan.
in 2015, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the School organised a workshop on radioactive waste management for a Vietnamese delegation composed of representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Vietnamese Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM). ISIN, CE (JRC-ISPRA), ENEA, Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Pisa made significant contributions to the course.
In 2016, a training course was held for a delegation of experts from the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) and the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) to discuss the different managerial, engineering and technological challenges related to the Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) reactor supply chains, similar to the one at Caorso nuclear power plant.
RaMS collaborated with the Politecnico di Milano in 2018, providing a three-week course on radioactive waste management to representatives of the safety authority and nuclear operators of the Republic of China, within the scope of the "Cooperation programme for environmental protection" established between Italy and China.
In 2024, Sogin, in its capacity as a Collaborating Centre for Training and Knowledge Management" recognised by the IAEA, began collaborating with the Kepco International Nuclear Graduate School through the RaMS.
For several years, the School has also participated in the International Summer School on Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management, organised by the Joint Research Centre - European Commission together with the IAEA.
Following this participation, Sogin is a partner in the European ELINDER (European Learning Initiatives for Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation) Project, sponsored by the European Union Joint Research Centre. The aim of this Project is to qualify professionals working in the field of decommissioning and waste management in decommissioned European nuclear facilities. RaMS lecturers are also involved in the training programmes sponsored by the European Union. In the past, it has provided specific courses in Kaunas, Lithuania on the following topics: "Overview of financing and securitisation process of funds for decommissioning and waste management" and "Completion of decommissioning and termination of license".