Jaap G. van der Laan
Program engineer for Nuclear Safety & integration
- Role
- Program engineer for Nuclear Safety Integration at ITER Organization
About Jaap G. van der Laan
Management professional with business, business development and consultancy experience in areas Energy, High Tech Systems & Materials (HTSM), including medical and isotope applications, and technologies towards sustainability. Unique track record in industrial materials technology and component development, qualification and assessments for today's and future fusion and fission systems like AGR, ITER and tritium breeding technology, HTR, Gen4, use of accelerator devices, and research & isotope reactors (HFR Petten, PALLAS). Experience covers working in supply chains with public and private parties, utilities, industry and SME, R&D institutes and universities, and governmental agencies. Latest experience concerns joining the international fusion project ITER aimed at demonstration of the technological feasibility of fusion power. In this project the integration and coordination of at least 5 national programs of ITER member states (EU, JA, US, CN, KO, IN, US, RF, representing > 50% of world population) contributions to ITER exploitation is a key challenge. It concerns in particular the systems engineering of the so-called Test Blanket Systems in ITER, that are part of the development of fuel cycle technologies for future fusion power generation.
Experience
Program engineer for Nuclear Safety Integration
ITER Organization
Jul 2025 — Present
Charged to develop the Knowledge Acquisition Program on Nuclear Safety (NS-KAP), as integrated with the overall ITER safety demonstration activities, following the stepwise approach for the projects research and operation plans, focusing on progressive reduction of uncertainties. Coordinate R&D pertaining to the progressive safety demonstration needs.
Chair of the WG on Test Blanket Systems Radwaste Management
ITER Organization
May 2022 — May 2024
Chair of the Working Group on Test Blanket Systems - Radwaste Management. The TBM-PT-SC charged this WG to develop the strategy of nuclear materials management for the Test Blanket Systems to be operated in ITER, covering waste from operations of ITER and its decommissioning. The WG has delegates from the 4 ITER Members participating in the ITER TBM Program, the Agence ITER France representing the Host State (including Andra), and the ITER Organization. The WG is to prepare the signature of corresponding tri-lateral agreements.
Chair of the WG on the TBM-program Safety Demonstration Update
ITER Organization
Mar 2021 — Aug 2024 · France
Nuclear Engineer for Test Blanket Systems
ITER Organization
Jul 2018 — Feb 2026 · Cadarache, France
Nuclear & Systems Engineering for the ITER Test Blanket Program. Responsible Officer for the Execution and Monitoring of the Test Blanket Module Arrangements with the corresponding ITER Members: European Union (WCLL & HCPB), Japan (WCCB), S-Korea (HCCR), China (HCCB). Four Test Blanket Systems will be operated in the ITER Facility. The other ITER members India, Russia and USA also contribute to the TBM Project Team. As of September 2023 these activities have been continued within Tritium Breeding Blanket project
Task Force Chair
ITER Organization
Oct 2015 — Dec 2019 · Cadarache, France
Chair of the Task Force to prepare the regulatory file for the TBM Program Safety Demonstration to ASN, the regulatory body (ITER is the INB-174). The task force is composed of 1 representative of each of the ITER Members involved in the TBM Program, the ITER Safety dept, and the ITER Integration Unit.
Chair
ITER Organization
May 2015 — May 2022 · ITER Cadarache, France
Chair of the Test-Blanket-Program Working Group on Rad Waste Management. The Test Blanket Module Programme Committee charged this WG to develop the strategy of nuclear materials management for the Test Blanket Systems to be operated in ITER, covering waste from operations of ITER and its decommissioning. The WG has delegates from the 5 ITER Members participating in the ITER TBM Program, the Agence ITER France representing the Host State (including Andra), and the ITER Organization. The WG is to prepare the signature of corresponding tri-lateral agreements.
Vice Chair
ITER Organization
Oct 2013 — May 2015
Vice-Chair of the Test-Blanket-Program Working Group on Rad Waste Management. The Test Blanket Module Program Committee charged this WG to develop the strategy of nuclear materials management for the Test Blanket Systems to be operated in ITER, covering waste from operations of ITER and its decommissioning.
Senior Project Officer Nuclear Engineering
ITER Organization
Jul 2013 — Jul 2018 · ITER Cadarache, France
Nuclear & Systems Engineering for the ITER Test Blanket Program. Responsible Officer for the Execution and Monitoring of the Test Blanket Module Arrangements with the 5 corresponding ITER Members: European Union (HCLL& HCPB), Japan (WCCB), S-Korea (HCCR), China (HCCB) and India (LLCB). These 6 Test Blanket Systems will be operated in the ITER Facility.
Business Manager Industrial
EWAC B.V.
Apr 2013 — Jul 2013 · Netherlands
Business Management of Projects and Equipment for industrial applications, Oil&Gas, Process industries, Nuclear & Radiopharmacy industries. EWAC Industrial is a division of EWAC B.V.
Lecturer
FusionAcademy.eu
Aug 2012 — Dec 2015
Crash Course / Quick intro to Fusion & Nuclear Technology, Materials, ITER, (Experimental) Reactors, Strategy, Industry, Management, Overview
Manager - Consultant
independent
Apr 2012 — Jul 2013 · KOEDIJK
Management and business consulting
Manager Business / Irradiation & Development
Nuclear Research & consultancy Group
Jan 2011 — Mar 2012 · Petten, The Netherlands
Commercial R&D management and internal steering of publicly funded business areas.
Manager Business Development
NRG
May 2009 — Dec 2010
Business development in public, mixed, and private sectors aiming to have net profits in added value engineering. I was privileged in establishing a very interesting project portfolio with a mix of public and private fundings.
Programme Manager
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group
Oct 2007 — May 2009
Business Developer
ITER-NL
Dec 2005 — Dec 2009 · Petten
Develop the business intelligence required to position NL industries towards contract awards from the ITER project, focusing on the European Agency F4E. Undertake lobbying actions to ensure relevant technology options are covered by iTER projects tech specs. Organize relevant training sessions for NL parties, workshops and B2B events.
Team Manager Materials
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group
Dec 2000 — Oct 2007
Manage a team of 15 highly qualified professional and technical staff executing materials qualification projects for a wide variety of customers, including R&D programs (national/EU/international), manage/oversee the corresponding budgets, and the in/external supply chain, financially equivalent to half of the teams turn-over. Acting deputy for the group manager.
Senior Project Manager R&D
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group
Oct 1998 — Dec 2000
Product Manager Fusion Technology
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands
Jan 1996 — Sep 1998
Contract Management (content & finance) of all fusion program activities. Reporting to European Commission. Communications with stake-holders. Business Development. Liaising with relevant industrial parties.
Engineer in Plasma Facing Components unit, The NET (Next European Torus) team
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Sep 1990 — Oct 1992 · Garching bei Muenchen, BRD
Project Manager Materials R&D
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands
Aug 1986 — Dec 1995
Explore, Initiate, Launch, and Deliver R&D projects for external and/or internal programs, focussing on materials technology solutions and/or intermediate qualification steps. Application areas range from Fuel Cell components, Technical Ceramics, to Fusion and Fission plants internals/component engineering solutions.
Education
Gomarus College
VWO · Preparatory Science Education
1972 — 1979
University of Groningen
Master · Applied Physics
1979 — 1986
Skills
- Product Development
- Business Management
- Materials Technology
- Materials Science
- Account Management
- Nuclear
- Program Management
- Engineering
- Materials
- Project Management
- Physics
- R&D
- Management Consulting
- Business Strategy
- Contract Management
- Management
- Nuclear Engineering
- Strategy
- Business Development
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