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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
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Technical Session
Tuesday, February 4, 2025|10:00–11:40AM EST|Cumberland C
Session Chair:
Drew Thomas (INL)
Session Organizers:
Charles Lease (EPRI)
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DOE Packaging University Summer Institute at Argonne National Laboratory: Preparing the Next Generation of Professionals in Nuclear Packaging
10:00–10:25AM EST
Y.Y. Liu (ANL), K.A. Brown (ANL), E. Edge (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
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Bridging STEM Education and National Security Through Student Engagement
10:25–10:50AM EST
Kyle Hartig (Univ. Florida), Justin Valenti (Penn State), Douglas Wolfe (Penn State), Susan Zingaro (Penn State)
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Guiding Students into Nuclear -- Developing Resources to Support Students Joining a Modular Postgraduate Course in Nuclear Science and Technology
10:50–11:15AM EST
Stuart Christie (Univ. Manchester), Caroline Hughes (Univ. Manchester)
New Training Program for New Build
11:15–11:40AM EST
Igor Jencic (Jožef Stefan Institute)
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