To develop its human resources, a newly established RB needs significant assistance from an ER. Accordingly, they should establish long-term col­laborative links and develop a roadmap for human resources development. A core group of RB staff should receive practical training in the licensing, construction and operation at the reference NPP, as well as training from the ER in safety regulation of NPPs and use of safety standards. This core group in turn should impart training to other staff of the RB. The operating organization should similarly develop its human resources through corre­sponding cooperative activities with the reactor vendor.

Advanced training of selected RB staff in specific fields like reactor physics, health physics, thermal hydraulics and probabilistic safety analysis should be arranged with the ER, or with other institutions abroad. This training is generally provided by the nuclear engineering departments in universities, dedicated institutes and academies. The RB staff who will be engaged in the licensing of the NPP and its regulation during operation should study the NPP design and the operating experience of NPPs of a similar design in detail.