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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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BWXT will scout potential TRISO fuel production sites in Wyoming
BWX Technologies Inc. announced today that its Advanced Technologies subsidiary has signed a cooperation agreement with the state of Wyoming to evaluate locations and requirements for siting a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the state.
T. A. Whipple, D. L. Olson, W. L. Bradley, D. K. Matlock
Nuclear Technology | Volume 39 | Number 1 | June 1978 | Pages 75-83
Nuclear Safety Analysis | Energy Modeling and Forecasting / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A17009
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The grain boundary of Armco Iron in liquid lithium, under the influence of steady-state creep, was investigated and showed a parabolic time dependence. An observed delay time for the grain boundary attack was correlated with the nucleation of a grain boundary corrosion product. The activation energies for creep and grain boundary penetration kinetics were found to be the same. Grain boundary penetration behavior under the influence of compressional stresses is the same as under the influence of tensile stresses, suggesting that plastic deformation controls the penetration kinetics regardless of the stress state that causes the plastic deformation.