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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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.
Lance G. Riniker, Kevin B. Ramsden
Nuclear Technology | Volume 76 | Number 1 | January 1987 | Pages 137-142
Fourth International Retran Meeting | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT87-A33905
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The ability to model and predict the steady-state and transient thermal-hydraulic behavior of the Westinghouse model D steam generator is an important prerequisite for performing safety and licensing analyses of Commonwealth Edison’s Byron and Braidwood nuclear power plants. A RETRAN model using ten volumes to represent the primary side and ten volumes to represent the secondary side is developed. The model is validated over a range of steady-state conditions and is used to calculate the pressure and level response to a main steam isolation valve closure using operational data to drive the transient and a basis for comparison. Sensitivity studies and a sample reload licensing calculation are performed to further determine the model’s capabilities. The results of the model development show that the RETRAN model is a viable tool for analysis of the model D steam generator’s steady-state and transient behavior. Examination of the model’s behavior during rapid secondary depressurization events and confirmation of the carryover behavior is recommended.