The main decision body of the NEST Framework is the Management Board which meets twice a year and is comprised of one member and one alternate from each NEST country.
The main roles and responsibilities of the NEST Management Board are to:
As of 1 July 2024, Dr Stéphanie Cornet is the current Acting Chair of the Management Board.
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Dr Stéphanie Cornet, CEA, Acting Chair Stephanie has 20 years working in the nuclear field and in particular in the area of the fuel cycle with an expertise in the chemistry of the actinide. She is a chemist with a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Durham (UK). She has a diploma in Management from the University of Manchester. After 8 years as a senior research associate and a fellow in the centre for Radiochemistry Research at the University of Manchester, she joined the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency as a nuclear fuel cycle scientist in charge of co-ordinating international projects related to the Fuel Cycle and the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). She initiated, established and implemented a framework on skills, training and education - the NEST framework. She joined the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) in 2020 as a project manager in charge of projects on multirecycling Pu in PWR and on advanced reprocessing. She is now working in international relations in charge of co-ordinating activities of the CEA in collaboration with other European countries and the United Kingdom and well as activities associated with the European Commission, and international organisations. She is a member of several Programme Committees and has been invited as keynote panel speaker in international conferences. She currently serves as a member of the SNETP secretariat, and its associated committees, the Generation IV International Forum and is a member of the Bureau of WiN Ile de France. She acts as a mentor for young women in particular within the WiN France-UK programme, WiN Global and the French Nuclear Society. |
The current members of the Management Board are:
| NEST Country
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Board Member | Alternate Member |
| Belgium |
Michèle Coeck Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) |
Niels Belmans Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) |
| Canada |
Daniel Brady Natural Resources Canada/Ressources naturelles Canada (NRCan/RNCan) |
Jenny Cox Natural Resources Canada/Ressources naturelles Canada (NRCan/RNCan) |
| France |
Stéphanie Cornet Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternative (CEA) |
Didier Gay Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN) |
| Germany |
Helena Möller Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH |
Peter Ungelenk Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH |
| Italy |
Elisabetta Nava Italian National Agency for new technologies, Energy and Sustainable economic development (ENEA) |
Marie Claire Cantone University of Milan |
| Japan | Tetsuji Yamaguchi Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science (CLADS)/Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) |
Koji Okamoto Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science (CLADS)/Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) |
| Korea | Ik Jeong Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) |
Bo Ram Kwon Korea Nuclear International Cooperation Foundation (KONICOF) |
| Netherlands | Esther Kiezebrink Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy |
TBC Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy |
| Poland | Zbigniew Kubacki Ministry of Industry |
TBC Ministry of Industry |
| Romania |
Alexandra Mares Ministry of Energy |
Daniel-Mihai Dutu Ministry of Energy |
| Russia |
Valeriy KAREZIN State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" (ROSATOM) |
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| Switzerland | Andreas Pautz Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) |
Domenico Paladino Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) |
| United States |
Tony Feric US Department of Energy (DOE) |
Janelle Eddins US Department of Energy (DOE) |
NEST Management Board members at the Seventh NEST Management Board meeting, 28-29 March 2023.
The Management Board is supported in its day-to-day decision by a Bureau composed of Management Board members.
The list of Bureau members will be updated after the composition is agreed at the 10th Management Board meeting in November 2024.
