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Division Spotlight
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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Latest News
ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session
Monday, July 22, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT|Assembly
Session Chair:
Tyler Guin
Alternate Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
Session Organizer:
Jan W. Coenen
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Algorithm Review for the Development of a Real-Time Monitoring and Accountancy Open Framework for Fusion Energy
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Holly B. Flynn (SRNL), Collin R. Malone (SRNL), George K. Larsen (SRNL), Robert J. Lascola (SRNL), William E. Gilbraith (SRNL)
Paper
Progress of the SPARC Tritium Storage and Delivery, Fuelling and Isotope Separation Systems
1:25–1:50PM CDT
A. Hollingsworth (CFS), W.T. Shmayda (Tritium Solutions Inc.), C.R. Shmayda (Torion Plasma Corp.), H.K. Mutha (CFS), C. Tesluk (CFS), C. Chrobak (CFS), S. Knipe (CFS)
Deuterium Extraction from Helium with a Vanadium Vacuum Permeator: Commissioning of the Tritium Extraction eXperiment
1:50–2:10PM CDT
Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), L. Shayne Loftus (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL), Adriaan A. Riet (INL), Matthew D. Eklund (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL)
Fuel Cycle Technology Selection for a Fusion Pilot
2:10–2:30PM CDT
T. Guin (SRNL), G.A. Larsen (SRNL), H. Flynn (SRNL), L. Angelette (SRNL), C.J. Koch (SRNL), H. Colon-Mercado (SRNL), K. McDonald (SRNL), J. Folkert (SRNL), B. Garcia-Diaz (SRNL)
Managing Tritium Reserves and Tritium Start-Up Inventories for Commercial Fusion Energy
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Samuele Meschini (MIT), Sara E. Ferry (MIT)
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