Much has been written and discussed in the past several years about the effect of the aging nuclear workforce on the sustainability of the U.S. safeguards and security infrastructure. This paper discusses the 10-15 year supply and demand forecast for nuclear material control and accounting specialists. The demand side of the review includes control and accounting of the materials at U.S. DOE and NRC facilities, and the federal oversight of those MC&A programs. The cadre of experts referred to as “MC&A Specialists” available to meet the demand goes beyond domestic MC&A to include international programs, regulatory and inspection support, and so on.
Revised: February 17, 2012 |
Published: July 16, 2004
Citation
Mathews C.E., and C.E. Crawford. 2004.Safeguards Education and Training: Short Term Supply vs. Demand. In Proceedings of the 45th INMM Annual Meeting, July 18-22, 2004, Orlando, Florida. Northbrook, Illinois:Institute of Nuclear Materials Management.PNNL-SA-42144.