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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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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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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NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Yttrium Hydride Neutron Irradiations in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Adrian Schrell (ORNL), Annabelle Le Coq (Materials Science & Technology Division), Nedim Cinbiz (ORNL), Caitlin A. Kohnert (LANL), Kory Linton (ORNL)
Paper
ROADRUNNER: a MiniFuel Experiment to Collect Irradiation Performance Data on Uranium Nitride Specimens using the High Flux Isotope Reactor
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Annabelle Le Coq (Materials Science & Technology Division), Denise Adorno Lopes (ORNL), Adrian Schrell (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Peter Doyle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Joshua T. White (LANL), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Jason M. Harp (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL), Elizabeth S. Sooby (University of Texas San Antonio)
Exploration of 232Th Fast Fission Products using Plastic Nuclear Track Detectors for Future Fission-Fusion Fragment Rocket Application
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Sandeep Puri (Center for Emerging Energy Sciences, Department of Physics and AstronomyTexas Tech University), Noah D'Amico (Center for Emerging Energy Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University), Ian D. Jones (Center for Emerging Energy Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University), Cuikun Lin (Center for Emerging Energy Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University), Andrew K. Gillespie (Center for Emerging Energy Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University), Bo Zhao (College of Arts and Sciences Microscopy, Texas Tech University), Ryan Weed (Positron Dynamics), Robert Duncan (Center for Emerging Energy Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University)
Advanced Characterization of Irradiated Ga2O3: Unveiling Vacancy Defects through Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Shams Noor (NCSU), Ming Liu (NCSU), Lucia Rebeca Gomez Hurtado (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU), Ge Yang (NCSU)
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