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ANS, UCOR sign MOU for workforce development program
The American Nuclear Society and United Cleanup Oak Ridge have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework for collaboration to advance ANS workforce training and certification programs serving the nuclear industry.
According to the document, UCOR will provide “operational insights and subject matter expertise to inform ANS’s professional development and credentialing offerings, including the Certified Nuclear Professional [CNP] program.” The collaboration will strengthen UCOR’s workforce development efforts while advancing ANS’s mission to sustain and expand the national nuclear workforce pipeline and capabilities.
G. L. Kulcinski, R. G. Brown, R. G. Lott, P. A. Sanger
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 20-35
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16271
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A detailed analysis of the radiation damage problems to be expected in a specific D-T fueled fusion reactor has been conducted. The system examined is the 5000-MW(th) University of Wisconsin Tokamak reactor (UWMAK), which is constructed of 20% cold-worked Type-316 stainless steel and operated at a maximum temperature of 500°C and a neutron wall loading of 1.25 MW/m2. The major radiation damage problem appears to be the loss in ductility; that is, the uniform elongation of the Type-316 stainless steel in the UWMAK-I first wall may fall to <0.5% after one to two years of operation. Another serious problem will be the void-induced swelling in the steel. Based on current design equations, the swelling in the steel of the first wall will exceed the design limit of 10% in approximately five years of operation. The wall erosion rate due to neutron and charged-particle sputtering, coupled with exfoliation due to blistering, is calculated to be 0.22 mm/yr. Finally, calculations reveal that the radiation damage problems in the superconducting magnets can be incorporated into the design without difficulty. The integral wall-loading limits for embrittlement, swelling, wall erosion, and magnet damage in UWMAK are calculated to be 2, 6, 25, and 100 MW yr/m2, respectively.