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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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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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.
Aaron Barkatt, Karen A. Michael, William Sousanpour, Alisa Barkatt, L. Miguel Penafiel, Pedro B. Macedo, Herbert G. Sutter
Nuclear Technology | Volume 78 | Number 1 | July 1987 | Pages 75-82
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT87-A34011
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A new family of ion exchange and sorption media has been developed and applied for the removal of radioactive contaminants from aqueous streams in nuclear power plant operations. The general principle in the development of these materials is optimization of their selectivity for species that significantly contribute to the radioactivity of these streams (e.g., cesium, iodine, and cobalt) in the presence of a large excess of other ions (e.g., sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chlorine, and SO4). This results in improved effective capacity and service lifetime of these new materials compared with the performance of conventional broad-spectrum ion exchange resins. Other advantages include higher decontamination factors, shorter contact times, greater stability, and convenience of disposals. Examples of the new materials include Durasil 10, a high-capacity ion exchange medium for cesium and strontium, and Durasil 60 and 70, which are highly effective in the removal of iodine and cobalt, respectively. The performance of these new media has been characterized in laboratory studies, engineering-scale demonstration tests, and 1 to 2 yr of experience with the Durasil media in routine waste-water treatment in several nuclear power plants.