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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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.
William M. Jacobi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 88 | Number 2 | November 1989 | Pages 183-189
Technical Paper | NSF Workshop on the Research Needs of the Next Generation Nuclear Power Technology / Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34326
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Although the time to develop new energy sources has been extended, the need for economic liquid-metal breeder reactors remains a key element in our economic future. In the United States, the development of liquid-metal reactors (LMRs) is directed toward reduction of fuel cycle and plant capital costs to promote early deployment as an economically competitive alternative to light water reactors. Reactor plant improvements have been made that focus on inherent reactor safety, plant modularity, and prepackaging of plant components. Alternate fuel systems and dramatic extension of fuel lifetimes offer potential for major cost improvements. With an economically competitive design, LMRs can be deployed in the near-term and refined over several design generations to achieve full commercial development by the time breeding and reprocessing are required to increase utilization of world uranium resources.