The World Nuclear University Summer Institute 2008

摘要

It all started at Heathrow at 2.00pm when a delayed Air Canada Boeing 767 left the runaway for a seven hour flight to Ottawa, Canada. On board, two young nuclear workers - Andy Perry of Rolls Royce and Mark Salisbury of British Energy - bound for the World Nuclear University Summer Institute (the fourth such institute since it's inception by former US Ambassador John Ritch in 2005).rnThe World Nuclear University (WNU) pulls together around one hundred or so young nuclear workers from around the world for six weeks to indulge in a hectic schedule of lectures, discussion groups and technical tours. Held at the University of Ottawa campus on the historic Rideau Canal, and barracked at the Westin Hotel opposite the Canadian Parliament, this was to be our home for the better part of 90 days. We arrived on Saturday July 5th and were scheduled for a full day of lectures and introductions on the Sunday, followed by a dinner at the Chateau Laurier opposite the Canadian Parliament. The company was fantastic with 100 people from 32 countries from as far west as Chile to as far east as Australia. The night finished with music from French Canadian Voyageurs, with accompaniment from 100 Fellows of the WNU on wooden spoons!