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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Construction begins on Kairos’s fluoride salt–cooled test reactor
Earlier today, on a site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., that was formerly home to the K-33 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Kairos Power marked the start of construction on its low-power demonstration reactor. Named Hermes, the 35-MWt test reactor claims status as the first Gen IV reactor to be approved for construction by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the first non–light water reactor to be permitted in the United States in more than 50 years.
V. Bykov, K. Egorov, J. Fellinger, J. P. Kallmeyer, F. Schauer, M. Gasparotto
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 68 | Number 2 | September 2015 | Pages 267-271
Technical Paper | Proceedings of TOFE-2014 | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-974
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The modular stellarator Wendelstein 7-X in Greifswald, Germany, is currently in the state of commissioning. The sophisticated superconducting magnet system with 50 non-planar and 10 planar coils will be operated at 4K and has to sustain high electromagnetic loads. The likewise quite complex cryostat comprises the outer vessel, plasma vessel, and 254 ports of different types connecting the plasma and outer vessels.
The magnet and cryostat systems are instrumented with more than 800 strain gauges, distance, and contact sensors. Implementation and expected results of this extended mechanical instrumentation is the scope of this paper.