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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
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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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Latest News
NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:05PM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Kate Borowiec (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Ethan Peterson (Massachussets Institute of Technology)
Session Organizer:
Paul P. Wilson
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Scheme for Calculating the Complete Stochastic Uncertainty in Nuclear Analysis Based on 2 Monte Carlo Code Systems
10:15–10:40AM CDT
J. Alguacil (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), I. Lopez (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), J.P. Catalan (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), P. Sauvan (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), J. Sanz (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia)
Paper
Local Uncertainty and Unstructured Mesh Element Volume in MCNP
10:40–11:05AM CDT
John Tortorello (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea A. Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Uncertainty Analysis of OpenMC Shutdown Dose Rates Calculation
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Bamidele Ebiwonjumi (MIT), Ethan Peterson (MIT)
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Optimization of SPARC Vacuum Spectroscopy Shielding Design Using Cottonwood Adjoints
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Ian R. Miner (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Inwoo Song (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Machine Learning Uncertainty Quantification for Fusion Plasma Controllers
11:45AM–12:05PM CDT
Cyd Cowley (digiLab Solutions), Andy Corbett (digiLab Solutions), Mikkel Lykkegaard (digiLab Solutions), Adam Parrott (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy)
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