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Countering the nuclear workforce shortage narrative
James Chamberlain, director of the Nuclear, Utilities, and Energy Sector at Rullion, has declared that the nuclear industry will not have workforce challenges going forward. “It’s time to challenge the scarcity narrative,” he wrote in a recent online article. “Nuclear isn't short of talent; it’s short of imagination in how it attracts, trains, and supports the workforce of the future.”
Donald L. Smith, James W. Meadows, James F. Whalen
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 77 | Number 2 | February 1981 | Pages 256-262
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE81-A21359
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Cross sections have been measured for the 19F(n, p)19O and 19F(n, α)16N reactions from near threshold to 9 MeV. The 238U(n, f) reaction was used as a standard for determining neutron fluence, and a cyclic activation technique enabled measurements to be made on the short half-life activities of the reaction products. The results from this work are compared with corresponding data sets from the literature. These measurements support, qualitatively, the previously reported structure in the excitation functions for these reactions.
