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Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences
The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
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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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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.
Glen R. Hayes, Joseph F. Marsden
Nuclear Technology | Volume 87 | Number 4 | December 1989 | Pages 721-728
Technical Paper | TMI-2: Decontamination and Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A27664
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EG&G Idaho, acting on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, is cooperating with the owner of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) plant, GPU Nuclear Corporation, in the removal and transport of the damaged TMI-2 core to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. Quality assurance (QA) played an important role in the removal and transport of the damaged TMI-2 core. Discussed are some of the important QA techniques utilized in the design, fabrication, acceptance, and use of the three different types of equipment: (a) the core boring machine, (b) the core debris canisters, and (c) the transport casks. Rather than a thorough discussion of the QA aspects of each task, the key applications of QA principles and methodology unique to each piece of equipment are presented. This approach is designed to effectively communicate the importance of “task teamwork” in QA.
