The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is continuing to monitor the status, training and condition of staff at the nuclear power plant - while the Russian operators say that there are enough staff to maintain it in "self-sufficiency" mode.

The International Atomic Energy Agency's new Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre allows participants to learn about the physical protection of nuclear and other radioactive material, as well as detection and response to criminal acts involving nuclear material and facilities.

At World Nuclear Symposium 2023, Women in Nuclear Global announced the launch of its global mentoring programme. "Mentoring is crucial in supporting career development, personal growth and promoting diverse and inclusive leadership in all areas of the nuclear industry," says WiN Global President Dominique Mouillot.

The number of people employed in the civil nuclear sector in the UK has risen to 77,413, according to the Nuclear Industry Association's annual Jobs Map survey.

The planned expansion of nuclear energy across the world means many more workers will be needed in the sector. Panellists at World Nuclear Symposium 2023 gave their views on the best ways to recruit staff, and a new mentoring initiative was announced.

Iran's nuclear professionals are now able to train using a fully Iranian-designed and built reactor simulator.

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe and Warsaw University of Technology have signed an agreement to cooperate on the training of personnel for Poland's nuclear sector. PEJ is to construct the country's first large-scale nuclear power plant in Pomerania.

A Diploma in Nuclear Technology course has been launched by Nawah Energy Company to educate and train UAE National High School graduates to become local operators at the Barakah nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, the UAE has launched its first MSc Programme in Medical Physics.

The members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have called on national authorities and the industry to take action to increase the representation of women in the sector and enhance their contributions.

The first simulator for the control room of a NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor power plant in Europe has opened at the University Politehnica of Bucharest in Romania. The simulator is the fifth in total, but the first outside the USA.

Anna Talarowska, chair of the European Nuclear Young Generation Forum 2023, on the importance for young people, and the wider nuclear sector, of Young Generation Networks and the biennial forum which is taking place in Krakow, Poland, from 8-12 May.

A method using augmented reality to create accurate visual representations of ionising radiation, developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been licensed by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Teletrix, a firm that creates advanced simulation tools to train radiation control workers.