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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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Fermilab center renamed after late particle physicist Helen Edwards
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s Integrated Engineering Research Center, which officially opened in January 2024, is now known as the Helen Edwards Engineering Center. The name was changed to honor the late particle physicist who led the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of the lab’s Tevatron accelerator and was part of the Water Resources Development Act signed by President Biden in December 2024, according to a Fermilab press release.
Technical Session|New and Advanced Reactors
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Paolo Balestra (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Robert P. Martin (Independent)
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Air Ingress and DLOFC Studies in Scaled HTGR Geometry Using Additively Manufactured TCR Fuel Elements
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Broderick Sieh (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue), Prashant Jain (ORNL), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Nathan See (ORNL)
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Accident Analysis Modeling of General Atomics Fast Modular Reactor Plant Using MELCOR: DLOFC and PLOFC
9:20–9:40AM EDT
WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ryan Som (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Seung Kyo Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
The Effects of Depressurizing into a Cavity for Small and Medium Sized Break Air Ingress Accident Scenarios
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Zachary Welker (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan), Paolo Balestra (INL)
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