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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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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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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U.S. nuclear capacity factors: Ideal for data centers?
Baseload nuclear generation doesn’t get the respect it deserves, if you ask nuclear operators. But the hyperscale data centers that process our digital lives—like the one right next to the Susquehanna plant in northeastern Pennsylvania—are pushing electricity demand up. Clean, reliable capacity now looks a lot more valuable.
D. P. Dionizio, P. L. C. Saldanha, P. F. Frutuoso E Melo, C. M. F. Lapa
Nuclear Technology | Volume 210 | Number 3 | March 2024 | Pages 436-456
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2229182
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
This work investigates the availability of the power system of a Konvoi nuclear power plant against a station blackout scenario considering the acquisition of emergency mobile diesel generators (DGMs) as an additional alternative for power supply to the plant, which is one of the post-Fukushima initiatives planned to improve safety. The study was carried out by modeling the systems involved using Markov chains. The simulation carried out through the MATLAB program showed a considerable gain in the availability of the emergency electric system when the group of DGMs is added to the set.