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The mission of the Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DES) Division is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the use of nuclear energy and the optimal management and stewardship of the environment, sustainable development, decommissioning, remediation, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear-related installations, and sites. The target audience for this effort is the membership of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.
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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.
Robert E. Uhrig
Nuclear Technology | Volume 88 | Number 2 | November 1989 | Pages 157-165
Technical Paper | NSF Workshop on the Research Needs of the Next Generation Nuclear Power Technology / Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34322
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Application of automation using digital systems to control and manage nuclear power plants, along with the introduction of some of the techniques of artificial intelligence, can offer the public assurance that nuclear power plants are being controlled and managed safely and efficiently. Automation could dramatically reduce the minor glitches that detract from the truly fine performance of these plants. Demands for increased safety margins, lower environmental impacts, improved performance, and greater investment protection will inevitably lead to automation of most nuclear power plant functions. Technologies that should be supported to ensure the proper development of this generation of nuclear power plants include fault-tolerant digital control and safety systems, automated software production, human factors, sensor-reading validation, artificial intelligence, expert systems, neural networks, alternate computer technologies, and robotics.