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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Nuclear energy: enabling production of food, fiber, hydrocarbon biofuels, and negative carbon emissions
In the 1960s, Alvin Weinberg at Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiated a series of studies on nuclear agro-industrial complexes1 to address the needs of the world’s growing population. Agriculture was a central component of these studies, as it must be. Much of the emphasis was on desalination of seawater to provide fresh water for irrigation of crops. Remarkable advances have lowered the cost of desalination to make that option viable in countries like Israel. Later studies2 asked the question, are there sufficient minerals (potassium, phosphorous, copper, nickel, etc.) to enable a prosperous global society assuming sufficient nuclear energy? The answer was a qualified “yes,” with the caveat that mineral resources will limit some technological options. These studies were defined by the characteristic of looking across agricultural and industrial sectors to address multiple challenges using nuclear energy.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
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Lisa M. Marshall
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James E. Baciak
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David Strutz (ANS)
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Nuclear 101: Education for the Non-Technical Nuclear Community
Jason Donev (Univ. of Calgary), Matthew Dalzell (Univ. of Saskatchewan), Larkin Mosscrop (Univ. of Regina)
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Incorporating the Uncertainty Surrounding Nuclear Technology into Outreach
Jennifer Baglio (NC State Univ.)
Upgrading Control Console of University Training Reactor
Jay F. Kunze (Idaho State Univ.), Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar (Idaho State Univ.), Ashoak Nagarajan (Idaho State Univ.), Craig Shull (Consultant), Theodore Pollock (Idaho State Univ.), James Larson (Consultant), William Phoenix (Consultant)
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