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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
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS) SPeaker
Dennis is a Consulting Engineer in GE Hitachi (GEH) Nuclear Energy, with over 42 years of Risk and Safety Analysis experience and 18 years at GEH. He technically oversees the PRAs for the BWRX-300, Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), and Natrium Reactors, and was the Technical Lead for the UK ABWR and PRISM PRAs. Prior to working for GEH, Dennis worked for 10 years as a nuclear utility PRA Engineer (Duke and San Onofre) and 14 years as a contractor/consultant. Dennis has authored or co-authored more than 150 publications, including the recently issued IAEA Safety Report 96 on Multi-unit PRA, and is currently supporting the development of an IAEA TECDOC on Multi-Hazard Assessments.
Dennis is being inducted into 2024 class of the National Academy of Engineering. Dennis is the ANS-Chairman of the ANS/ASME Joint Committee on Nuclear Risk Management (JCNRM), is a member of the ANS Standards Board, and has supported PRA standard development since 1999. Dennis was awarded the ANS Theos “Tommy” Thompson award for outstanding contributions to the field of nuclear reactor safety, October 2020, and is an ANS Fellow. Dennis received his MS and BS in Nuclear Engineering from University of Florida.
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