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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.
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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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.
Hideaki Katayama, Kunihiro Sato, Fujio Miyawaki
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | April 1995 | Pages 563-566
New Trends and Advanced Concepts | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11962964
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Results of particle simulation indicate that E×B drift is available for the purpose of ion energy selection, which is necessary for direct energy conversion. High energy conversion rate of the traveling wave direct energy converter up to 0.8 is obtained both from orbit calculation and from computer simulation as a result of improvement of proton beam modulation. Computer simulation using a particle-circuit code demonstrates stabilization of the excited wave by the external electric load and stable response of the wave to variation of the load. A very preliminary design of electric circuits of the traveling wave direct energy converter is also presented.
