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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.
C. L. Fitzgerald, H. W. Godbee, R. E. Blanco, W. Davis, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 9 | Number 6 | December 1970 | Pages 821-829
Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28714
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Residues from aqueous and organic intermediate- level radioactive waste can be incorporated in asphalt or polyethylene to reduce the mobility of radionuclides after burial or storage of the solidified waste product. Asphalt or polyethylene products containing up to 60 wt% of nonoxidizing inorganic solids have a chemical resistance similar to that of pure asphalt or polyethylene. Leach rates projected over 200 years indicate that ~5% of a soluble element (sodium or cesium) or 0.6% of an insoluble nuclide (106Ru) would be leached from a 55-gal drum of product submerged in water. Polyethylene accommodated up to 40 wt% of organic liquids, such as tributyl phosphate (TBP), while asphalt products containing 25% TBP were not entirely satisfactory. Polyethylene products were also superior to asphalt products in flammability and radiation stability tests. Incorporation in asphalt is not recommended for waste solids containing significant amounts of oxidants.