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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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.
Gerard L. Hofman, George L. Copeland, John E. Sanecki
Nuclear Technology | Volume 72 | Number 3 | March 1986 | Pages 338-344
Technical Paper | Radiation Protection and Health Physics Practices and Experience in Operating Reactors Internationally / Nuclear Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33772
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The recent emphasis on profileration-resistant fuels for research and test reactors has resulted in additional investigations of well-established fuels, such as U3O8-Al dispersions, to determine their behavior at the higher fuel densities required for the lower uranium enrichment. Microstructural investigation of these irradiated fuels with modern techniques has provided insight into the fission gas behavior and its relationship to the U3O8-Al interaction during irradiation. These observations explain the observed limitations on fuel loading and safe levels of fission density achievable with these fuels.
