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The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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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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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.
Bertrand Barré, Gérard Gambier, Claude Golinelli
Nuclear Technology | Volume 80 | Number 1 | January 1988 | Pages 11-17
Technical Paper | Advanced Light Water Reactor / Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT88-A35544
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The pressurized water reactor (PWR) is today’s nuclear workhorse, exhibiting reliability, dependability, and economic competitiveness. Such achievements are no reason to stop improving this technology, as the users’ requirements are likely to increase in sophistication. Utilities will want greater load following capability, increased flexibility, and the ability to adapt to various fuel cycles in order to optimize per kilowatt hour costs and resource utilization. Many innovations are presently under scrutiny or under development to answer new or future requirements, i.e., burnup increases, spectral shift, and undermoderated cores. Ultimately, the future improved PWR will incorporate a number of these innovations on an “à-la-carte” basis.