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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
B. J. Merrill, S. C. Jardin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1278-1283
Result of Large Experiment and Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29517
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The release of cooling water from the divertor, first wall, or blanket cooling system into the vacuum chamber during plasma operation is a coolant ingress accident. Once inside the chamber, this coolant will enter the plasma, causing a density limit disruption. We have analyzed this accident for ITER with the DSTAR code. Two neutral transport treatments were used in studying this accident: a 1 1/2D diffusion approximation, and a 2D fluids solution; both gave comparable results. Our findings are that this event could increase the rate of plasma current decay during a disruption by two to three times that being proposed as an ITER reactor design guideline.