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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.
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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
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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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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
K. Irlweck, H. Sorantin
Nuclear Technology | Volume 45 | Number 2 | September 1979 | Pages 183-187
Technical Paper | Radiation | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A32309
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Experience with bioassay for tritium has been obtained during a 2-yr period. Occupationally exposed persons involved in this surveillance represent three types of exposure approximately described by International Commission on Radiological Protection models for continuous, recurrent, and single intake. The results show that, under special conditions—for instance, at a research reactor or in laboratories where tritium sources with known release rates are used—urinalysis with less frequency is sufficient. For single or recurrent intake encountered in the production of labeled compounds or during maintenance work in nuclear power plant installations, it has been confirmed that monthly urine sampling normally provides enough protection to the workers.