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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
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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.
Aamir Husain
Nuclear Technology | Volume 85 | Number 1 | April 1989 | Pages 66-73
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34228
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A regenerative process involving the use of a dilute solution of nitric (0.5 to 1.0 wt%) and hydrofluoric (0.05 wt%) acids was developed for decontaminating stainless steels (Type 304) to release limits. The solution is regenerated using a strong acid cation exchanger and may eventually be disposed of after processing through a strong base anion exchanger. The waste management aspect of the decontamination is thus limited to the disposal of relatively small volumes of spent cation and anion exchange resins. Application of the acidic reagent for 1 hat 95°C to the tray surfaces of an obsolete irradiated fuel storage basket from Pickering Nuclear Generating Station resulted in the removal of metal exceeding 1 µm and a residual (β,γ) contamination below a target limit of 0.1 µCi/m2. A soak tank system with associated purification, vapor handling, and auxiliary systems is proposed for performing full-scale decontaminations of the baskets.