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- Title
Radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry workforce in the United States.
- Authors
Tolmachev, Sergey Y.; Auxier, John D.; Nilsson, Mikael; Powell, Brian A.; Rucker, Thomas L.; Sudowe, Ralf
- Abstract
7.4.1 Organizations involved in education There are currently no organizations that formulate recommendations on curricula for degrees in radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry or that accredit degree programs specifically in radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry. The distribution in the age of the nuclear and radiochemistry workforce in the United States can be represented by a double-peaked curve: The first peak occurred with those professionals who received their training during the 1960s and 1970s but was followed by a significant decrease in the output of PhD students during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s[[2]]; the second, larger peak in the workforce occurred with the cohort who received their training during the mid- to late-2000s. However, in conversations with the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (which sponsors radiochemistry through their NA-10 and NA-20 offices), DHS, and DTRA, there has been considerable hesitancy to release the number of students funded on projects related to radiochemistry, at either the undergraduate or graduate level, so that the levels and stability of this supply in workforce entrants are unclear. Keywords: nuclear chemistry; radiochemistry; workforce EN nuclear chemistry radiochemistry workforce 1 6 6 01/31/23 20221202 NES 221202 7.1 INTRODUCTION The disciplines of radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry have direct applications in the fields of national security, nuclear medicine, nuclear power production, and environmental management.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR chemistry; RADIOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR energy; FUEL cycle; ANALYTICAL radiochemistry; NUCLEAR industry; LABOR supply; RADIOISOTOPES
- Publication
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2022, Vol 23, p1
- ISSN
1526-9914
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/acm2.13789