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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
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.
Satoshi Yanagihara, Yoshihiro Seiki, Hisashi Nakamura
Nuclear Technology | Volume 86 | Number 2 | August 1989 | Pages 148-158
Technical Paper | Decontamination and Decommissioning / Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34265
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Two techniques have been developed for the underwater dismantlement of the steel components of the Japan Power Demonstration Reactor (JPDR): the plasma arc for dismantling the reactor internals and the arc saw for cutting the reactor pressure vessel. In parameter tests, the cutting capability for these techniques was improved, and the characteristics of the byproducts were evaluated to enable proper design of the water purification and dross collection systems. Mockup tests, conducted as final systems performance checks, proved that the cutting systems developed are practical for dismantling the JPDR steel structures.
