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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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2024: The Year in Nuclear—July through September
Another calendar year has passed. Before heading too far into 2025, let’s look back at what happened in 2024 in the nuclear community. In today's post, compiled from Nuclear News and Nuclear Newswire are what we feel are the top nuclear news stories from July through September 2024.
Stay tuned for the top stories from the rest of the past year.
Chaitanyamoy Ganguly, Parameshwar Venkappa Hegde, Gyan Chand Jain, Uddharan Basak, Radhey Shyam Mehrotra, Sukomal Majumdar, Pradip Ranjan Roy
Nuclear Technology | Volume 72 | Number 1 | January 1986 | Pages 59-69
Technical Paper | Nuclear Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33753
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Mixed uranium-plutonium monocarbide (MC) with a controlled amount of mixed sesquicarbide (M2C3) will be used as driver fuel for the first time in the world in the fast breeder test reactor (FBTR) at Kalpakkam, India. The mixed-carbide fuel for the FBTR has been developed on the basis of indigenous resources of plutonium and natural uranium and has a plutonium-rich composition [Pu/(U + Pu) = 0.7], The mixed-carbide fuel development and fabrication experience in Trombay is described, highlighting the essential features of the carbide fuel pellet fabrication plant, the carbothermic synthesis of MC from the oxides (UO2 + PuO2), and the sintering of MC.