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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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
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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|Panel
Tuesday, February 4, 2025|3:20–5:00PM EST|Cumberland A
Session Chair:
Drew Thomas (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Olivia Blackmon (ORAU)
Community colleges have played a critical role in training the nuclear energy workforce and supporting emerging educational needs both from a regional and national standpoint. In 2007, the U.S. nuclear industry established the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program to support standardization of curriculum supported by industry. The success of NUCP resulted in numerous programs and the reinvigoration of interest in nuclear energy training within the community college system. Since 2007, programs supporting NUCP have continued to decline as the nuclear workforce landscape has shifted in a variety of ways. This panel will explore the origins and history of the NUCP, lessons learned from experiences of the 2000's and 2010's, and discuss what it takes to create viable and long-term workforce pathways, challenges around creating those pathways, and emerging workforce needs for next-generation nuclear reactor development.
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