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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
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.
Dov Ingman, Amos Notea
Nuclear Technology | Volume 72 | Number 1 | January 1986 | Pages 99-104
Technical Paper | Radioisotopes and Isotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33758
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The definition of edge is essential for dimension extraction from radiographic testing. One of the straightforward techniques for edge enhancement is the use of the derivative operator. This technique is analyzed for various types of edges on the basis of general definition of the edge. The radiographic response is considered as a convolution of ideal image with a blurring function. The types of edges responding to the technique with sufficient accuracy are found, while in other cases this technique is not recommended. The derivative approach is demonstrated for the localization of edges in a calibrated reactor fuel element tested by neutron radiography. The radiograph is digitized with an automatic microdensitometer, and the limitations of the method are shown for pellet axial and radial edges.
