Approaching Critical: ISU Workshop Trains Industry Pros on Safe Nuclear Fuel Handling

A hands-on workshop at Idaho State University is helping train professionals to safely handle the fuels that will power the next generation of nuclear reactors. Called the ISU Hands-On Nuclear Criticality Safety Workshop, this day-long class is held in the Nuclear Engineering Lab on Idaho State’s Pocatello campus. It covers what’s happening inside a nuclear reactor as it approaches going critical.  

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