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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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.
Robert J. Neuhold, John F. Marchaterre, Alan E. Waltar
Nuclear Technology | Volume 89 | Number 1 | January 1990 | Pages 83-91
Technical Paper | Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34360
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A new approach to achieving fast reactor safety goals is becoming apparent in the U.S. Fast Reactor Program. Whereas the “defense-in-depth” philosophy still prevails, there has been a tangible shift toward emphasizing passive mechanisms to protect the reactor and provide public safety rather than relying on addon active, engineered safety systems. Intrinsic reactivity feedback mechanisms, based on fundamental nuclear cross section and material motion changes with temperatures, combined with passive methods to assure removal of decay heat, are being quantified and included in analysis techniques to demonstrate the exceptional robustness of current advanced liquid-metal-cooled reactor designs in the United States.