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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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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT|Assembly
Session Chair:
Paul P. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Stephanie Diem
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Development of an Electrical Insulation Strategy for the Runaway Electron Mitigation Coil (REMC) in SPARC
1:15–1:40PM CDT
J. Boguski (MIT), R. Sweeney (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R.S. Granetz (MIT), E. Mayoras (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), J. Perella (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), V. Riccardo (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R.A. Tinguely (MIT)
Paper
Toroidal Field Inner Leg Conductor Manufacturing for the NSTX-Upgrade Fusion Device
1:40–2:05PM CDT
D. Cai (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), S. Raftopoulos (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Y. Zhai (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), S. Sheckman (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), T. Killeen (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
In-Field Testing of Components for Feedback and Control of the ITER Disruption Mitigation System
2:05–2:25PM CDT
D. Latta (ORNL), T.E. Gebhart (ORNL), T.S. Bigelow (ORNL), M.N. Ericson (ORNL), S.S. Frank (ORNL)
Design and Study of Inductively Coupled Plasma Chamber Components Using the SupRISE Test Device at DIII D
2:25–2:45PM CDT
E. Kallenberg (General Atomics), B.J. Crowley (General Atomics), J.T. Scoville (General Atomics), F.M. Laggner (NCSU), A. Mazzeo (NCSU), K.J. Ammons (NCSU), M.S. Hossain (NCSU), A.M. Lietz (NCSU), S.C. Shannon (NCSU)
Initial Development of Fusion Magnet Simulation Capabilities for Performance and Safety Evaluation Using the MOOSE Framework
2:45–3:05PM CDT
Casey T. Icenhour (INL), Stephen R. Novascone (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Daniel Schwen (INL), Stephanie A. Pitts (INL), Davide Curreli (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kiruba S. Haran (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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