GLOBAL CENTRE FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP (GCNEP)

About:

• Timeline:
  • Government of India approved the establishment of GCNEP in 2010.
    
    
  • Phase–I of the GCNEP project has been completed.30th September 2020 is the date of Phase –II of the project.
    
    
  
  
  
• Location: At village Jasaur Kheri & Kheri Jasaur, near Bahadurgarh, District Jhajjar, Haryana.
  
  
• Parent agency: GCNEP is the sixth R&D unit under the aegis of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
  
  
• Objectives: GCNEP will help in capacity building, in association with the interested countries and the IAEA, involving technology, human resource development, education & training and giving a momentum to R&D in Nuclear Energy.
  
  
• Schools: The centre will house following 5 schools to carry out its objectives –
  • School of Advanced Nuclear Energy System Studies (SANESS)
    
    
  • School of Nuclear Security Studies (SNSS)
    
    
  • School on Radiological Safety Studies (SRSS)
    
    
  • School of Nuclear Material Characterization Studies (SNMCS)
    
    
  • School for Studies on Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technologies (SARRT).