Past Students and Experts in Nuclear Energy: "Spent Nuclear Fuel Management in Finland"

"Past-students and Expert Webinars in Nuclear Energy 2023"is organized in the framework ENEN2plus, dell'European Nuclear Education Network.

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Sergio Ciattaglia is an Electrical Engineer, graduated in 1973. After 3 years in the railway company (operation and maintenance of electrical and safety systems) and a year (1977) at Pisa University for a course on Nuclear Safety and Radioprotection, he worked for 12 years on the licensing of Italian NPPs. Since 1990 he is working in nuclear fusion field: safety analysis of NET, Director of Frascati Tokamak Upgrade (94-98) and manager of ENEA R&D activities. Since 2000 he moved abroad, first at JET, on operation and maintence, than on ITER licensing (7 years at Cadarache) and from 2014 on EU-DEMO safety analysis, plant electrical system and integration, in the design central team of EURO-fusion in Garching.

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Johanna Hansen
Olkiluoto, 27160 Eurajoki, Finland 
Posiva Oy – Eurajoki, Finland, R&D Coordinator, 2002 to Present
Posiva Oy, - Loviisa, Finland, Site Field Manager/Geo Research Assistant, 10/1997 to 2/2002

• Dedicated and highly motivated nuclear waste management professional with career-long history driving planning and execution of complex projects focused on cutting-edge research and development for safe nuclear fuel disposal. Lead and mentor teams in producing exceptional results under tight deadlines and in conformance with stringent engineering requirements.
• Currently Secretary General for IGD-TP (Implementing Geological Disposal – Technology Platform) 2022-2023
• Co-ordinated Euratom’s FP7 DOPAS project from 2012 to 2016 (budget up to 16 M€).
• Subproject manager for the disposal system demonstration with prototype machinery in real conditions Full Scale In-Situ System Test (FISST) and Project manager for EBBO (Engineered Barrier Behaviour in ONKALO)
• Project manager for Disposal Facility Closure project Oversee project planning, schedule development, milestones, deliverables and budgets. Manage performance of teams, ensuring consistent alignment with requirements to achieve goals and deliver high-quality results..
• Developed low pH cementitious materials and backfill and closure subsystem for KBS-3 concept at Olkiluoto, including field supervision of underground installation.
• Selected as task force leader for WP4 Task 4.1 as part of Horizon 2020 project, Modern 2020.
• Supervised site characterisation investigations like core drilling, groundwater measurements, sampling and workflow for site investigations at Hästholmen. Contributed to EIA process and communicated with stakeholders at the municipality level.