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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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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.
Choong-koo Chang (KINGS)
Proceedings | 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2018) | Charlotte, NC, April 8-11, 2018 | Pages 267-272
According to the analysis result of the faults caused plant shut down in Korean nuclear power plants during last 10 years, the share of electrical fault is 21%. The first case was instrumentation and control system faults and it is 30%. And, more than a quarter of the electrical faults are ground faults. Consequently, ground fault protection is one of the indispensable schemes to enhance the reliability of nuclear power plant electric power systems. This paper elaborated the ground fault protection system for the main generator and preferred power supply line of typical type nuclear power plant in Korea and the vulnerability of the ground fault protection system also. Then, proposed the subharmonics voltage injection type ground fault protection scheme as an alternative.