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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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.
Ian J. Hastings, Elio Mizzan, John R. Kelm, Robert E. Moeller, J. Novak
Nuclear Technology | Volume 68 | Number 3 | March 1985 | Pages 418-422
Technical Note | Nuclear Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT85-A33586
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Irradiated UO2 fuel elements with multiple and single 0.8-mm-diam artificial defects showed significant diametral increases, bowing, and sheath cracking after <200 h at 250°C in air. An irradiated UO2 element with a natural defect under identical conditions exhibited similar behavior. Fuel oxidation was localized in the vicinity of the defects; behavior was independent of power history.
