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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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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DOE report: Cost to finish cleaning up Hanford site could exceed $589 billion
The cost to complete the cleanup of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state could cost as much as $589.4 billion, according to the 2025 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule, and Cost Report, which was released by the DOE on April 15. While that estimate is $44.2 billion lower than the DOE’s 2022 estimate of $640.6 billion, a separate, low-end estimate has since grown by more than 21 percent, to $364 billion.
The life cycle report, which the DOE is legally required to issue every three years under agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), summarizes the remaining work scope, schedule, and cost estimates for the nuclear site. For more than 40 years, Hanford’s reactors produced plutonium for America’s defense program.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Casey R. Kovesdi
Alternate Chair:
Niav M. Hughes Green
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Heuristic Evaluation Methods Applied to a Predictive Maintenance Chatbot
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Jeremy Mohon (INL), Casey R. Kovesdi (INL), Linyu Lin (INL), Jeffrey C. Joe (INL)
Paper
Human Factors Evaluation of a Machine Learning-Based Predictive Maintenance User Interface
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Rachael Hill (Idaho National Laboratory), Anna Hall (Idaho National Laboratory), Ronald L. Boring (Idaho National Laboratory), Vivek Agarwal (Idaho National Laboratory), Cody Walker (Idaho National Laboratory), Linyu Lin (Idaho National Laboratory), Nancy J. Lybeck (Idaho National Laboratory)
Development of Large Language Model-Based Human-System Interaction System for Nuclear Power Plant Operation Support
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Seung Geun Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Joowon Cha (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Yoonpyo Lee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Yonggyun Yu (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Ensuring Safe, Effective, and Reliable Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Applications for Nuclear Electricity Generation Through a Systems Approach
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Casey R. Kovesdi (Idaho National Laboratory), Jeffrey C. Joe (Idaho National Laboratory), Jeremy Mohon (Idaho National Laboratory), Brian M. Wilcken (Idaho National Laboratory), John N. Mapes (Idaho National Laboratory), Linyu Lin (Idaho National Laboratory), Vivek Agarwal (Idaho National Laboratory)
Trustworthiness and Trust: Identifying Factors that Drive Successful Human-AI Interaction in Nuclear Power Plant Applications
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Yusuke Yamani (Old Dominion University), Austin Jackson (Old Dominion University), Casey R. Kovesdi (Idaho National Laboratory), Jeffrey C. Joe (Idaho National Laboratory), jeremy mohon (Idaho National Laboratory)
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