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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.
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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|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Acacia
Session Chair:
JoAnne Hanners (DOE-NE)
Alternate Chair:
Anna Podgorney (NEUP/INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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Recent Advancements and Prospects of Chemical Heat Pumps for Temperature Amplification for Nuclear Process Heat Applications
10:00–10:20AM MST
Aman Gupta (Univ. Idaho), Paul D. Armatis (Oregon State), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Brian M. Fronk (Oregon State), Vivek Utgikar (Univ. Idaho)
Paper
Helium-Air Mixing in Simulated Reactor Cavities of Very High Temperature Reactors
10:20–10:40AM MST
Abdullah Abubakar (City Univ. New York), Mathieu Davis (City Univ. New York), James Kim (City Univ. New York), Dinesh Kalaga (City Univ. New York), Masahiro Kawaji (City Univ. New York)
A Multifaceted Analysis of Chemical-Absorption Heat Pump Technology for Integrated Energy Systems
10:40–11:00AM MST
Paul D. Armatis (Oregon State), Aman Gupta (Univ. Idaho), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Vivek Utgikar (Univ. Idaho), Brian M. Fronk (Oregon State)
An Investigation of Heat Transfer Properties of Liquid Sodium at Low Peclet Numbers
11:00–11:20AM MST
Nicholas Thoreson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mark Anderson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Deployment Pathways of Small Modular Reactors in Electric Power and Industrial Markets to Achieve Cost Reductions and Widespread Use
11:20–11:40AM MST
Max Vanatta (Univ. Michigan), Deep Patel (Univ. Michigan), Daniel Cooper (Univ. Michigan), Todd Allen (Univ. Michigan), Jacob Mays (Cornell Univ.), Michael T. Craig (Univ. Michigan)
Manufacturing and X-ray Imaging of Kilowatt-Scale Sodium Heat Pipes for Microreactor Applications
11:40AM–12:00PM MST
Erik M. Tillman (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Gregory F. Nellis (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mark Anderson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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