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With 90% of the world’s youth, the next generation of workers, living in developing countries, it is more important than ever to invest in industries which offer sustainable and reliable employment opportunities. Global economic growth requires engagement across countries, skill level, and age groups. This increase in engagement and outreach from local populations leads to a simultaneous increase in economic impact through increased employment, inclusion in financial markets, and attention and commitment to the community.
The nuclear maritime and radioactive materials transport sectors offer the potential to support upskilling youth and traditionally underserved populations in a way which allows them to access newly created well-paid roles which provide highly transferrable skills. Alongside offering direct routes to employment, these sectors can:
- drive investment in distressed and underserved coastal areas
- provide reliable access to energy to underserved areas
- operate under strict governance standards based on long-standing nuclear standards and operating culture, and
- increase local and direct engagement with an area of technology which is often surrounded by superstition and misunderstanding.
Through regular engagement and support of local communities, these sectors offer the chance to continue to drive increased development economically and socially, directly and indirectly.
As transport of nuclear materials is inherently international, it has identified skills and abilities that ensure transports are conducted safely globally, although formal international certifications do not currently exist. Development of mutual recognition of professional qualifications (MRPQs) for transportation through everything from information sharing led by experts to formal training and qualification programs would greatly assist this sector. Similar approaches will be needed to develop maritime nuclear skills and understanding that are supported globally. Though requiring in-depth and collaborative approaches from national regulators and inter standard setters, supporting a drive for MRPQs in these nuclear sectors will enable workers to operate as the sector does – internationally.
This report will provide an outline of the potential societal and local economic benefits for MRPQs offered by the radioactive materials transport and nuclear maritime industries. Included in this are the direct economic impact of increased investment and skilled jobs and the indirect impacts of increased understanding of nuclear sector and more reliable green energy. Additionally, the report will underline the existing international certification pathways and recognition agreements and areas for increased international collaboration to expand MRPQs in this space.
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