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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
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
Technical Session|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Saturday, April 6, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Hammond Room 220
Session Chair:
Kelly Varnell (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Stiphany Ta Tieu (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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An INDEPTH Analysis of Spent Pebbles
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Benjamin A. Impson (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Paper
Design and Fabrication of a Cone-Segments System to Implement Expansion Tests in Nuclear Fuel Cladding
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Lilith Miller (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Combined Lattice Physics Fuel Management Optimization for Boiling Water Reactors
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Cole A. Howard (NCSU), Derek Freeman (NCSU), Joshua Yagozinski (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU)
Levelized Cost of Electricity for SMRs in the State of Virginia
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Ruben Glover (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Aristidis Loumis-Demetrakopoulos (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Supathorn Phongikaroon (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Oleg Korenok (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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