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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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
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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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Joy L. Rempe, Darrell L. Knudson, Keith G. Condie, John C. Crepeau, Joshua E. Daw, S. Curtis Wilkins
Nuclear Technology | Volume 167 | Number 1 | July 2009 | Pages 169-177
Technical Paper | NURETH-12 / Radiation Measurements and Instrumentation | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-14
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Several options have been identified that could further enhance the reliability and extend the applicability of high-temperature irradiation-resistant thermocouples (HTIR-TCs) developed by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for in-pile testing, allowing their use in temperature applications as high as 1800
