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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Padala Abdul Nishad, Anupkumar Bhaskarapillai, Sankaralingam Velmurugan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 197 | Number 1 | January 2017 | Pages 88-98
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT16-77
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A nano titania–impregnated chitosan composite (TA-Cts) sorbent for antimony was prepared in the form of crosslinked stable beads and investigated in detail for its suitability for use in the dilute chemical decontamination (DCD) of nuclear power plants. Antimony uptake from the complexing DCD formulation and the irradiation stability of the prepared TA-Cts beads were analyzed in detail. The irradiation stability of the TA-Cts beads was studied up to a gamma dose of 50 kGy and compared with the irradiation stability of Tulsion® A33, a commercial nuclear-grade anion resin. The TA-Cts beads showed favorable radiation stability and high antimony uptake. The column performance of the TA-Cts beads for removing antimony in the presence of a large excess of iron was excellent. The sorbent preferentially removed antimony when a typical decontamination formulation containing a large excess of iron was passed through the column. The study demonstrates the high potential for the use of TA-Cts beads to remove antimony during the decontamination of nuclear reactors, particularly pressurized heavy water reactors.