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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
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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 engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technical Session|Radioisotope Power Systems
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Elizabeth Bluhm
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Adam Parkison (ORNL)
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Conceptual Spacer Design for the ATR GEN I Target for Pu-238 Production in the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Jill Mitchell (INL)
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Process Improvement for Pu-238 Production at Idaho National Laboratory
1:25–1:50PM MDT
William S. Green (INL), Andrew J. Zillmer (INL), Jill R. Mitchell (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Brittany Grayson (INL), Austen D. Fradeneck (INL), Kevin M. Geddes (INL), Randel Paulsen (INL), Justin D. Lower (INL)
Pu-238 Production Progress at Idaho National Laboratory from December 2022 to December 2023
1:50–2:15PM MDT
William S. Green (INL), Andrew J. Zillmer (INL), Jill R. Mitchell (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Brittany J. Grayson (INL), Ryan L. Marlow (INL), Austen D. Fradeneck (INL), Jonathan K. Foster (INL), Kevin M. Geddes (INL), Mark A. Hill (INL), Paul F. O'Donnell Jr. (INL)
Processing of Tritium Sources from Surface to Space
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Krystine Pimentel (City Labs), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Jesse Grant (City Labs), Mark Stone (City Labs), Thomas E. Adams (Naval Surface Warfare Center)
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