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Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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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.
Gary Chung, Nathan Siu, George Apostolakis
Nuclear Technology | Volume 69 | Number 1 | April 1985 | Pages 14-26
Technical Paper | Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT85-A33591
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
An integral part of a probabilistic analysis of the risk from fires in nuclear power plants is the estimation of the fire severity in compartments. The computer code COMPBRN implements physical models that predict the thermal hazards, e.g., temperatures and heat fluxes, during a compartment fire, as well as the failure time of objects, such as cables, that are subjected to these hazards. The COMPBRN II code is an improved version of COMPBRN; it includes radiative and convective heat losses from fuel elements and distinguishes between damage and ignition thresholds. Comparison with experimental results shows that the modifications generally lead to improved predictions.