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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
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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NRC issues Palisades’ draft environmental review, seeks public comment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments until March 3 on its environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact at Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant, where Holtec hopes to restart operations by the end of 2025.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Susan Asmussen (PNNL)
Alternate Chair:
Rebecca Schaller (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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A Simple User Interface for Aerosol Transport and Deposition in Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Casks
10:00–10:20AM MST
Zachery Dahm (Purdue), Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (ORNL), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue), Rose Montgomery (ORNL)
Paper
Understanding and Predicting Stress Corrosion Cracking of SNF Dry Storage Canisters
10:20–10:40AM MST
C.R. Bryan (Sandia), A.W. Knight (Sandia), B.L. Nation (Sandia), R.M. Katona (Sandia), E.K. Karasz (Sandia), T.J. Montoya (Sandia), D.M. Brooks (Sandia), N.W. Porter (Sandia), L.N. Gilkey (Sandia), J.M. Taylor (Sandia), R.F. Schaller (Sandia)
An Estimate of Neutron Fluence on Spent Fuel Dry Storage Cask Metallic Structural Components
10:40–11:00AM MST
Zhian Li (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Michael A. Call (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), John Wise (United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Darrell Dunn (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Investigation of Hydrogen Generation in SNF Canisters Using Lab-Scale "Mini-Canister" Radiolysis Testing
11:00–11:20AM MST
Anna L. d'Entremont (SRNL), Christopher G. Verst (SRNL), Benton C. Randall (SRNL), Robert L. Sindelar (SRNL)
Calculation of Controlled Area Boundary Dose from a Large SNF Dry Storage Array Using SCALE
11:20–11:40AM MST
Veronica Wilson (PNNL), Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL), Justin Clarity (PNNL), Kaushik Banerjee (PNNL), Peter Stefanovic (ORNL)
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