2023-06-08 22:00:00
Gifen, which federates companies in the nuclear sector, has estimated its recruitment needs at 100,000 people by 2030.
Gradually, the government is putting in place the various bricks of its nuclear acceleration plan. This Friday, three ministers – Sylvie Retailleau (Higher Education), Agnès Pannier-Runacher (Energy Transition) and Carole Grandjean (Education and Vocational Training) – are traveling to Caen, Normandy, to unveil the investments that will be devoted to dedicated training to nuclear. 42 million euros will be released as part of the France 2030 plan. The Gifen, which brings together companies in the nuclear sector, has estimated its recruitment needs at 100,000 people by 2030.
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“All levels of training are concerned, from the vocational stream to bac + 8”, emphasizes the office of Sylvie Retailleau. “Today, 7,500 training courses of all levels already exist, we must also make them more attractive”, adds Hélène Badia, president of the University of nuclear professions. In addition, 40 million euros are earmarked for the modernization of Ganil, the National Heavy Ion Accelerator, one of the major international laboratories in the field of the atom, in Caen. The opportunity for the ministers to recall the importance of Normandy in the national nuclear industry, which houses 9 reactors. It is also in this region, in Penly, that the first two EPR 2s of the new nuclear program wanted by the Élysée will be built.
Another aspect of this program is assistance with financing start-ups. In this context, Newcleo and Naarea will benefit from 15 and 10 million euros respectively to accelerate their development. Nuward, EDF’s SMR (small modular reactor) project, will also benefit from public financial support, the amount of which will be announced on Friday. “This grant gives us visibility and credibility. It is an additional lever to attract private funding and continue to hire,” in order to increase the workforce from 140 to 200 employees, explains Jean-Luc Alexandre, CEO of Naarea.
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