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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.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
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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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 NNPD
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|4:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Stefani Buster
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Alternate Chair:
James W. Behrens
Staff Producer:
Janice Lindegard (ANS)
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Proliferation Resistance Analysis of Spent Nuclear Fuels
Ryan Siggins (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology), Friedrich May (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology), Syed Alam (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology)
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Moving Nuclear Doctrine Away from Deterrence
Connor Grzovic (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology), Karl Fahrenholtz (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology), Syed Alam (Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology)
Uncertainty Quantification of Fission Product Concentration Estimation in MCNP Fuel Depletion Simulations
Grace R. Long (Texas A&M Univ.), Sunil S. Chirayath (Texas A&M Univ.)
Separated Plutonium Attribution using Machine Learning Techniques
Patrick J. O'Neal (Texas A&M Univ.), Sunil S. Chirayath (Texas A&M Univ.)
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