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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 Fuels and Actinide Materials
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida)
Jian Gan (INL)
Alternate Chair:
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Influence of Corrosion Products and Impurities on the Behavior of Molten Salts In-Reactor
10:00–10:20AM CST
T.M. Besmann (Univ. South Carolina), J. Schorne-Pinto (Univ. South Carolina), M. Aziziha (Univ. South Carolina), J. Paz Soldan Palma (Univ. South Carolina), A.M. Mofrad (Univ. South Carolina), C.M. Dixon (Univ. South Carolina), R.E. Booth (Univ. South Carolina), J.A. Wilson (Univ. South Carolina), J. McFarlane (ORNL), M.E. Woods (INL), R. Gakhar (INL)
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Comprehensive Characterization of Microstructure Evolution and its Impact on Thermal Conductivity of Nuclear Fuel Surrogates
10:20–10:40AM CST
Marat Khafizov (Ohio State), Amey Khanolkar (INL), Kaustubh Bawane (INL), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State), Joshua Ferrigno (Ohio State), Saqeeb Adnan (Ohio State), Erika Nosal (Ohio State), Linu Malakka (INL), Boopathy Kombiah (INL), Anter el Azab (Purdue), Lingfeng He (NCSU), David Hurley (INL)
Manufacturing and Property Measurements of Homogeneous Simulated FP (Nd/Sm/Gd/Zr)-Doped MOX
10:40–11:00AM CST
Y. Horii (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Hirooka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), R. Vauchy (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K. Hayashizaki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), H. Uno (Inspection Development Co.), T. Tamura (Inspection Development Co.), T. Sunaoshi (Inspection Development Co.), H. Ohwada (Inspection Development Co.), T. Yamada (Inspection Development Co.), T. Murakami (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Irradiated MOX Fuel: Study of Thermodynamic and Thermoelastic Properties
11:00–11:20AM CST
G. Porto (CEA), J. Bouchet (CEA), E. Bourasseau (CEA), Ph. Martin (CEA)
Pressureless AC Controlled Current-Rate Flash Sintering of (U,Ce)O2 Mixed Oxide Fuel Surrogates; Microstructural Analysis and Kinetic Model Refinement
11:20–11:40AM CST
J. Morgan (Univ. Manchester), S. Bostanchi (Lucideon), C. Green (Lucideon), D. Pearmain (Lucideon), D. Goddard (National Nuclear Laboratory), T. Abram (Univ. Manchester), N. Barron (Arup), R.W. Harrison (Univ. Manchester)
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