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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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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
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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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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.
TopFuel 2022 Light Water Reactor Fuel Performance Conference Plenary SPeaker
Senior Vice President
Fuel Business Unit
Framatome
Ala F. Alzaben was appointed Senior Vice President, Commercial & Customer Center for the Fuel Business Unit, Framatome, effective January 2017. He is responsible for the global commercial operations including sales, marketing, contracts, and services.
Alzaben’s career in the nuclear energy industry spans more than 30 years gaining extensive experience in nuclear fuel, business development and sales. He joined the company in 2003 as Business Development Manager in the Component Replacement & Repair Unit with focus on the growth of the BWR and CANDU product lines.
Alzaben went on to serve as the Sales and Marketing manager with responsibility for fuel fabrication sales and marketing in North America from 2004 through 2008. In October 2008, he was appointed to the position of North America Vice President for Mining & Front End Sales.
Prior to joining the company, Alzaben spent nine years with General Electric (GE) supporting its Fuel joint venture, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), where he served in a wide range of technical and commercial roles.
From 1990 to 1994, Alzaben worked for ABB/Combustion Engineering (C-E) as technical team leader responsible for ensuring the safety and performance of multiple U.S. nuclear plants.
Alzaben is a graduate of North Carolina State University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nuclear engineering. He holds an MBA from Averett University.
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