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Serban Constantin Valeca
Former Minister-Delegate with the Ministry of Education and
Research (for research activity)
Born: June 23, 1956, Bucharest
Nationality: Romanian
Religion orthodox
Married, one child
Studies
- 1981 - graduate of Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest
- 1992 - training in Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Japan
- 1996 - management of nuclear electric power stations training, Japan
- Diploma for Nuclear Engineering and Technology awarded by the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), Vienna
- Diploma for Management of nuclear electric power stations, awarded by
J.E.P.I.C. Tokyo, Japan
- Expert in working teams for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for Romania and Argentina
Scientific titles
- Senior scientific researcher, I grade, coordinator of the annual research plans of the Nuclear Research
Institute of Pitesti and C.I.T.O.N., Bucharest
- Candidate for doctor's degree in Industrial Management of the Technical University of
Brasov
- Candidate for a doctor's degree in heat engineering of the Polytechnical University of Bucharest
Professional Activity
- 1981-1992 - Technological engineer, II grade, coordinator of laboratory tests on CANDU 700 nuclear fuel charging and discharging unit, head of the nuclear fuel element charging and discharging unit testing department
- 1992-1998 - General Director of the Nuclear Research Institute of Pitesti
- 1995 - Member of the Governmental Commission appointed by the Prime Minister of Romania to survey the progress of the construction works at the II nuclear unit of Cernavoda Nuclear Electric Power Station
- 1998 - February 2000 - Deputy Director General of the National Nuclear Authority
- February-December 2000 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies
- December 2000-June 2003 - Former Minister- Delegate of Education and Research
International cooperation
- Coordinator of two international agreements on nuclear power research, in cooperation with US Department of Energy and the Ministry of Industry and Resources, through
AECL, Canada
- Coordinator of the agreement on TRIGA reactor reconversion to low-enriched nuclear fuel and of the agreement on return to USA of the used high-enriched nuclear fuel
Publishing Activity
- 65 scientific reports, 10 designs of nuclear plants or devices
- 45 papers presented at national and international conferences
- Patent for 'electric simulator of the nuclear fuel charging and discharging unit head for CANDU 700 nuclear facility'
Foreign Languages
- English - very good; French - good
Address
- Ministry of Education and Research, 28-30, General Berthelot St., Sector 1, Bucharest, Phone: +40-1-650.2129, fax: +40-1-312.1410
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