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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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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.
T. Sampat Sridhar
Nuclear Technology | Volume 85 | Number 3 | June 1989 | Pages 314-323
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34253
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The Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program requires that research and development be carried out to establish the technology to treat and immobilize the high-level liquid waste (HLLW) that would arise in future Canada deuterium-uranium (CANDU) fuel recycle operations. A preindustrial scale facility called the Waste Immobilization Process Engineering facility has been designed and built at the Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment specifically for process evaluations and development studies. Since its installation and commissioning early in 1985, ten major campaigns have been performed with simulated HLLW solutions. A brief description of the facility is given, along with the results obtained in one of the campaigns. The overall performance of the facility has been very good with no major operational problems. The performance of the Roto-Spray Calciner has been excellent, and it has operated for a cumulative time of >10 000 h. The performance of the Joule melter has been equally good, except for some maintenance problems associated with the auxiliary heaters and components such as the solid feeders and off-gas lines. Being modular in design, the facility is amenable to testing flow sheet options and production of advanced waste forms at a future date with incorporation of alternative process modules.
