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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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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Four million nuclear jobs by 2050: Who will do them?
Industry leaders from around the globe met this month to discuss the talent development that will be necessary for the long-term success of the nuclear industry.
The International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development, hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency, was held in Vienna earlier this month. Discussed there was the agency’s forecast for nuclear capacity to more than double—or hopefully triple—by 2050 and the requirement of more than four million professionals to support the industry.
José March-Leuba
Nuclear Technology | Volume 75 | Number 1 | October 1986 | Pages 15-22
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A15973
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The development of a reduced-order linear model of the linear dynamic behavior of boiling water reactors (BWRs) is reported. The model is based on a detailed study of the various physical dynamic processes involved. The major results of the work are (a) the pole-zero configuration of the transfer function of this type of reactor has been determined, (b) a minimum of three zeros and four poles is needed to properly represent this transfer function, (c) these poles and zeros have been associated with reactor physical processes such as fuel heat transfer dynamics, and (d) a reduced-order linear model composed of only five equations has been developed. With the appropriate parameters, the model very accurately represents the dynamic behavior of BWRs predicted by fine-mesh computer calculations.
