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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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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.
Donald J. Reif
Nuclear Technology | Volume 83 | Number 2 | November 1988 | Pages 190-196
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT88-A34160
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Solvent extraction processes are used to recover usable nuclear materials from unwanted fission products at the Savannah River Plant. During use, the tri-n-butyl phosphate in an n-paraffm hydrocarbon solvent is degraded due to hydrolysis and radiolysis, forming materials that influence product losses, product decontamination, and separation efficiencies. The solvent is recycled after cleaning with a sodium carbonate solution. Savannah River Laboratory work has shown that carbonate washing does not remove more solvent-soluble binding ligands (formed by solvent degradation), which extract fission products into the solvent. Activated alumina treatment of carbonate-washed solvent removes binding ligands and significantly improves recycled solvent performance. A laboratory-developed, side-stream-activated alumina process was scaled up to clean 16500 gal of first-cycle solvent. The improved solvent fission product rejection returned the Savannah River Plant Canyon process to normal productivity and reduced process salt waste by increasing the solvent wash solution use-life.
