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The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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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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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.
James W. Behrens, Ronald G. Johnson, Roald A. Schrack
Nuclear Technology | Volume 67 | Number 1 | October 1984 | Pages 162-168
Technical Paper | Analyse | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33538
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Neutron resonance transmission analysis (NRTA) was used to measure the isotopic content of fresh and spent nuclear reactor fuel samples. Using the National Bureau of Standards 100-MeV electron Linac as a pulsed neutron source, neutron transmission spectra were measured for two samples of fresh reactor fuel and two samples of spent fuel. The transmission spectra were fit using the well-known and unique neutron cross sections for each isotope of interest. For the fresh fuel samples, the 235U and 238U contents were determined and compared to the results of a destructive analysis. Excellent agreement was obtained. For the spent fuel samples, the abundances of 11 actinides and 5 fission products were obtained. NRTA was shown to be a method for nondestructive analysis with high isotopic discrimination and high accuracy.
