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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
Friday, November 12, 2021|10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Vaibhav Yadav (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Douglas Osborn (Sandia)
Session Producer:
John Greenwood
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Integration of Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Security Codes Through EMRALD
10:10–10:40AM EST
Brian Cohn (Sandia), Emily Sandt (Sandia), Douglas Osborn (Sandia), Steve Prescott (INL), Robby Christian (INL)
Paper
Exploring Vital Area Identification Using Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis
10:40–11:10AM EST
Emily Sandt (Sandia), Andrew Clark (Sandia), Adam Williams (Sandia), Brian Cohn (Sandia), Douglas Osborn (Sandia), Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State Univ.)
Attachment
Advantages of Direct Coupling of Dynamic PRA and Physical Security Simulation, Adding Operator Actions and Risk Methodologies
11:10–11:40AM EST
John Halsema (ARES Security), Christopher Guryan (ARES Security), Ben Russell (ARES Security), Christine Yeager (ARES Security), Steven Prescott (INL)
Integrating Human Reliability Analysis With Dynamic Modeling of Physical Security Effectiveness
11:40AM–12:10PM EST
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Tina M. Miyake (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Steven Prescott (INL), Shawn St. Germain (INL), Ronald Boring (INL)
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