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  • Joined 09/12/2025

Francesco RAIOLA

Innovative technologies consultant

Nuclear physicist (PhD) and senior technical consultant with over a decade of experience supporting the EC-JRC. Specialized in data management, interoperability, Power BI analytics, ETL workflows, digital transformation, and knowledge management in highly technical and regulated domains such as nuclear decommissioning.

Currently IT consultant as data analyst and knowledge management expert for DOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture S.A.U. in the decommissioning knowledge management initiative. 
Previously, senior engineer at the NUVIA Process, as responsible for quantitative analysis of gamma spectrometry for the INSIDER project. Assessment of dose rate as well as nuclear radioisotopes identification in difficult environment. With the same manner, I collaborate in the evaluation of the content distribution of radioactive materials on fuel rigs (from the ESSOR research power plant in Ispra, Italy) in GIOCONDA project.
In the last years I was a scientific technical support officer for EC in the Nuclear, Safety and Security domain.  Part of the expert team in RN for the CoE CBRN Risk Mitigation initiative under the EU to strengthen the institutional capacity of countries outside the EU to mitigate CBRN risks. Project evaluator of EU CBRN CoE projects and facilitator for cooperation between network member.

Under ITSP Project and in NDA Decomm and MetroDECOM work-packages, in the Imaging and Tomography study for development fuel characterization in support of R&D for ND&WM programme.
Training activities: supporting the organization of ESARDA Course, training for DG ENER, JAEA and Decomm. Summer School (in lecturing, conducting group exercises, lab visits and logistic).

Licensed UAV operator A1/A3 for radiological survey of decommissioning facility. Use of photogrammetry and heat map to analyze the status of different structure or field.

Latest activities

PAGE | 22 December 2025
The European Learning Initiatives for Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation is a training programme in nuclear decommissioning.
PAGE | 22 December 2025
Nuclear decommissioning: the road towards the "green field"
PAGE | 22 December 2025
Overview In 2021, the European Commission (EC) adopted a new proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a dedicated financial programme for decommissioning nuclear facilities and managing radioactive waste...

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