The European Thermal Hydraulics Community (ETHC) is the first Topical Community established under the umbrella of SNETP and is now pioneering to find its position in the European nuclear landscape.
The ETHC aims to establish, stimulate, share and maintain high-level knowledge and expertise in all areas of nuclear thermal hydraulics. The initiative was been taken by Katrien van Tichelen (SCK CEN, Belgium) and Ferry Roelofs (NRG, Netherlands). The initial ETHC council has been formed and consists apart from Katrien and Ferry of Sanjeev Gupta (BT, Germany), Pierre Ruyer (IRSN, France), and Stefano Lorenzi (PoliMi, Italy).
The community aims to reach its goals by:
- Bringing together experts, students and young professionals,
- Stimulating networking and mobility,
- Sharing resources and setting up collaborations,
- Facilitating knowledge management, expansion, and development
- Connecting students and (young) professionals with SNETP and other international organizations (e.g. ANS THD)
