Maintaining nuclear competencies in the nuclear industry and nuclear regulatory authorities will be one of the most critical challenges in the near future. As many nuclear experts around the world are approaching retirement, the potential exists for the loss of a substantial amount of critical nuclear knowledge and corporate memory. The loss of such employees, many of whom literally designed, constructed and now operate existing nuclear power plants, poses a clear internal threat to the continued operations of these facilities. In addition, the loss of this knowledge and expertise could impact future plans for the construction of new, advanced nuclear units. This paper provides practical guidance on knowledge loss risk management. The guidance is based upon the actual experiences of IAEA member states' operating organisations and is intended to increase awareness of the need to develop an integrated and strategic approach to capture critical knowledge before it is lost. The specific objectives of the paper are to enable nuclear organisations to: (1) conduct knowledge loss risk assessments to identify specific knowledge loss threats, (2) evaluate the consequences of the loss of

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The education of a future nuclear professional provides the basic competencies that will influence the performance of a future specialist throughout his or her future professional career. The article discusses the best practices and main trends in higher education that have developed in the field of nuclear technologies in Russia and abroad. The analysis is based on the materials prepared by various international organizations and professional communities, and the experience of the MEPhI. The article discusses such issues as interaction between state, nuclear industry and higher education institution; the quality of nuclear education (four basic principles of training nuclear specialists in MEPhI), the transition to two-tier system in nuclear education; the international cooperation in nuclear sphere; export of nuclear education; and vocational guidance for school students.