IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi inaugurates S N Bose Building at GCNEP; six-month nuclear engineering course launched
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi inaugurated the S N Bose Building of the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership and introduced a six-month Certificate Course on Nuclear Engineering at an event at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan, New Delhi, on 18 March 2025.
Summary
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), inaugurated the S N Bose Building of the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP) at an event at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan, New Delhi, on 18 March 2025. Named after physicist Satyendra Nath Bose, the building houses laboratories for GCNEP's schools in nuclear security, reactor technology, radiation safety, nuclear material characterisation and radioisotope applications. Grossi also introduced a six-month Certificate Course on Nuclear Engineering covering reactor physics, the nuclear fuel cycle, radiological safety and safeguards; it is planned to be open to all GCNEP signatories, with 40 international and 10 national participants per batch. DAE Secretary and Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty attended.
Key facts
- Date
- 18 March 2025
- Event venue
- Sushma Swaraj Bhavan, New Delhi
- Inaugurated by
- IAEA DG Rafael Mariano Grossi
- Building
- S N Bose Building, GCNEP (named after Satyendra Nath Bose)
- Course
- 6-month Certificate Course on Nuclear Engineering; 40 international + 10 national per batch
- DAE
- Secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who inaugurated the S N Bose Building of the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP) on 18 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Rafael Mariano Grossi
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi inaugurated the S N Bose Building; DAE Secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty also spoke at the event.
What is the duration of the Certificate Course on Nuclear Engineering introduced at GCNEP by the IAEA Director General in March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Six months
It is a six-month programme, planned for 40 international and 10 national participants per batch.