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NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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.
Aaron Barkatt, Barbara C. Gibson, Pedro B. Macedo, Charles J. Montrose, William Sousanpour, Alisa Barkatt, Morad-Ali Boroomand, Victor Rogers, Miguel Penafiel
Nuclear Technology | Volume 73 | Number 2 | May 1986 | Pages 140-164
Technical Paper | Performance of Borosilicate Glass High-Level Waste Forms in Disposal System / Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33780
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The mechanisms that control the release of components of nuclear waste glasses into aqueous environments and the rates of such release depend to a large extent on the contact time between the glass and a particular volume of water. At short contact times the release of leach products does not significantly affect the reactivity of the water toward the glass, while at long contact times, such as those expected in repository environments, saturation of the aqueous medium and the formation of new solid phases are very important. The development of a methodology based on the analysis of flow test data to identify controlling leach mechanisms under slow-flow as well as rapid-flow conditions is described. Not only are the leach mechanisms and leach rates strongly dependent on contact time, but the effects of glass composition, leachant composition, and temperature on the leaching process are as well. Accordingly, test data and models obtained for long contact times are most useful for developing predictions of glass durability under repository conditions, while the applicability of short-term test data is limited.