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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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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 okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Chaithanya Balumuru
Alternate Chair:
Ryan Katona (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Overview of Deposition Models for Canister Ageing Management
10:00–10:20AM MST
Sarah R. Suffield (PNNL), Philip Jensen (PNNL), William Perkins (PNNL), Ben Jensen (PNNL), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Steven Ross (PNNL), Christopher Grant (PNNL), Casey Spitz (PNNL)
Paper
Design of a Steel-Plate Composite Horizontal Storage Module for Spent Nuclear Fuel
10:20–10:40AM MST
Si-Hwan Park (Orano TN Americas), Ahmad Salih (Orano TN Americas)
Presented by Dimitris Hadjiharitou (Orano TN)
Vickers Microindentation Hardness of Post Irradiation Zirconium Alloy Cladding
10:40–11:00AM MST
L.I. Richmond (PNNL), A.P. Goulet (PNNL), R.D. Torres (PNNL), B.E. Westman (PNNL), B.D. Hanson (PNNL)
New Radiochemical Assay Experiments to Improve the Validation Basis for High Burnup Fuel
11:00–11:20AM MST
Germina Ilas (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL), Joseph Giaquinto (ORNL), Cole Hexel (ORNL), Benjamin Roach (ORNL)
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