The Training in Radiological and International Nuclear Security (TRAINS) Fellowship is designed to enhance international collaboration in nuclear security education among universities and laboratories in the United States and Europe. The TRAINS fellowship is sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the program is managed by the University of Siena in collaboration with the European Union’s Joint Research Centre (JRC); the University of Liège; the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA); and the South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation (SCUREF).
The TRAINS Fellowship supports graduate students from both Europe and the United States to participate in short courses and tours of nuclear security research facilities, providing hands-on learning experiences in nuclear security and nonproliferation. In Europe, courses will be conducted at JRC and ENEA facilities as well as the Universities of Liege and Siena. In the United States, TRAINS Fellows will engage in related coursework at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL).