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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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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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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
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom E
Session Chair:
Fan Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Antonio Di Buono
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Cybersecurity by Design Framework for Wireless Technologies for Safety Functions of Advanced Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Michael T. Rowland (Sandia National Laboratories), Sheryl Drake (Sandia National Laboratories), Minami Tanaka (Sandia National Laboratories), John Sladek (CNSC), Ismael L. Garcia (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Rodney Busquim e Silva (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
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Radio Jamming of the Digital Communication Protocols 802.15.4 and WirelessHART
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Michael Breza (Imperial College London), Antonio DiBuono (UK National Nuclear Laboratory), Julie McCann (Imperial College London)
Wireless Technologies Cybersecurity Evaluation and Testing Framework for Safety Functions
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Michael T. Rowland (Sandia National Laboratories), Sheryl Drake (Sandia National Laboratories), Minami Tanaka (Sandia National Laboratories), Benjamin Karch (Sandia National Laboratories)
Performing Cybersecurity Audits Alongside Digital Instrumentation and Controls Licensing Reviews
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Anya Kim (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Eric J. Lee (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Retired))
Development of a New IEC Technical Report on Cybersecurity Risk Management for I&C and ES in Nuclear Power Plants
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia National Laboratories), John Sladek (CNSC)
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