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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.
P. Fu, G. Gao, Z. Q. Song, S. Y. He, P. J. Qin, D. Li, L. J. Tang, W. L. S. Wang, Y. B. Wu, X. Y. Liang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 54 | Number 4 | November 2008 | Pages 1003-1009
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST08-A1916
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The EAST superconducting tokamak is an advanced steady-state experimental device built at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences between 2000 and 2006. This paper describes the poloidal field EAST power supply. The configuration and design of the power supply and its operation scenario are presented. A unit test and whole power supply test results are also discussed in detail.
