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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.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissance”—bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
L Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Modeling Detector Response of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Molten Salt Irradiation Flow Loop
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Seth Dayawansa (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Charles Forsberg (MIT), David Carpenter (MIT)
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A Hydrodynamic Model for Rotating Cylinder Electrodes in Molten Salts
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Ranon Fuller (Brigham Young Univ.), Devin Rappleye (Brigham Young Univ.)
To Be or Not to Be: Identifying Non-Beryllium-Containing FLiBe Surrogates for Fusion and Fission
1:40–2:00PM PDT
L. Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Olivia Hunsberger (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), G.S. Rakib (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Resilient Corrosion Barrier Coating to Protect Structural Components in Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Abdellatif Yacout (ANL)
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