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Education, Training & Workforce Development
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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry.
Akitoshi Hotta, Takafumi Anegawa, Takashi Hara, Hisashi Ninokata
Nuclear Technology | Volume 142 | Number 3 | June 2003 | Pages 205-229
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT03-A3384
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The three-dimensional plant simulator TRAC/BF1-ENTRÉE was validated based on a one-pump trip test. Trends in major plant process parameters and three-dimensional power distributions were studied with regard to in-core flow reduction, insertion of control blades, and neutron spectrum mismatch. An improved moderator direct heating model was proposed by separately modeling the neutron slowing down and the gamma-ray absorption mechanism. The delayed heat conduction caused by the gamma heating in metallic regions was implemented. Sensitivities of water level and three-dimensional power were studied by varying the core power history, the dryer loss coefficient, and the neutron kinetics solution approach.
