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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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DOE issues final RFQ for WIPP clean energy initiative
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has issued a request for qualifications for interested parties and prospective offerors looking to enter into a realty agreement for carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) projects at the department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico.
Masataka Nakahira, Kouichi Koizumi, Yutaka Itou, Naokazu Kanamori, Eisuke Tada
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 569-573
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11962999
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Design efforts have been made to develop the assembly procedure of the Vacuum Vessel (W) and the Blanket (BL) Back Plate (BP) of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). This procedure must mitigate accumulation of welding distortion of the thick wall structure, handle and assemble massive structures such as the BP within narrow space and certain accuracy, and minimize assembly schedule. As a result, candidate procedures have been developed which rely on symmetric welding, limited rotation and reasonable schedule. Based on these procedures, the detail design of jigs and tools has been started.