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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.
R. W. Steffens, J. C. Crowe, G. L. Borsheim, J. C. Wormeli
Nuclear Technology | Volume 11 | Number 2 | June 1971 | Pages 213-221
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30886
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A nondestructive testing (NDT) program is currently being developed at Battelle-Northwest, under the sponsorship of the Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company, to provide integrity assurance for waste capsules containing solidified radioactive cesium and strontium. Initiation of this project early in the design program for the waste capsules has permitted advanced nondestructive testing techniques to be included in the testing program. An ultrasonic inspection system has been developed and successfully tested in the laboratory using simulated specimens. Acoustic emission techniques, examined for potential use as a weld quality monitor, are promising but development is not yet complete.