Education and training are indispensable to the development of human resources in industries around the world. Nuclear industries promote the safe use of nuclear technologies for peaceful applications in various fields, in medicine, industry and agriculture. Medical applications and radiation processing of products (food stuff, medical supplies, synthetic and rubber items, cables, etc) have seen tremendous growth. This is in addition to the on-going growth, world wide, in nuclear power generation. Different categories of man power, such as scientists, engineers, biologists, technical, semi-technical and labor are required for the safe operations of the facilities and the activities. Unlike other industries, due to the radioactive nature of the activities, there is potential for radiation exposures, which can be harmful if not controlled.
Thus, for the safe conduct of these applications, the man power required should be suitably educated and trained in the fields of nuclear and radiological safety. This is the mandatory requirement as per the regulations covering all the activities involving radiation and radioisotopes. The fields of nuclear and radiation safety are multi-disciplinary in nature, comprising of inter-related parts of nuclear physics, chemistry, biology, statistics and other specialized areas.
To meet these requirements, there is tremendous scope for private agencies, universities and scientific associations to develop nuclear industry-specific human resources which are trained / educated in nuclear and radiation safety. The national regulators should take proactive steps in this direction.
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