Nuclear Safety Essay Competition for Students and Early Career Professionals

Deadline: July 31, 2021

Are you a student or young professional? Passionate and interested about nuclear safety? The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has the perfect opportunity for you!

Take part in the IAEA’s essay competition for a chance to be a youth panellist at the International Conference on a Decade of Progress after Fukushima-Daiichi: Building on the Lessons Learned to Further Strengthen Nuclear Safety, to be held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, from 8-12 November 2021. 

Eligibility and instructions

• Students and young professionals taking part must be between 18 and 30 years old to take part in the competition. (Women and nationals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply).
• Submit an essay answering one of the questions pertaining to the topics in discussion at the conference, including the future of power generation and nuclear power; how stakeholders can build trust and demonstrate nuclear power is safer than ever; technological advancements relevant to safety; and increasing awareness for youth about opportunities in the nuclear industry.
• Submissions must be in English and submitted in Microsoft Word and PDF format
• Essay must be between 1000 and 2000 words.

Deadline to submit an essay is Saturday, 31 July 2021 at 11:59 P.M. (CET). Submissions must be sent to Conference.Essay-Contest@iaea.org.

The essay competition winners will be announced in August 2021 and finalists will be given a special acknowledgment in the conference President’s Report. The IAEA will provide financial support for the winners to travel to and participate in the conference.

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