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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
Standards Program
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|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom E
Session Chair:
Man Gyun Na
Alternate Chair:
Johannes Pickelmann
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Approaches for Defense-in-Depth and Diversity (D3) Analysis for Advanced Reactor Deployment
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Jerry Mauck (Technology Resources), Michael Howard (Numerical)
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Framatome Diversity Strategy
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Johannes Pickelmann (Framatome GmbH)
Proactive Monitoring and Assessment Framework for Mitigation Actions in Nuclear Power Plant Operations
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Ji Hun Park (Chosun University), Min Seon Kim (Chosun University), Man Gyun Na (Chosun University)
AI-Based Condition Diagnosis of Electronic Components for Improving Operational Efficiency of Reactor Protection System
4:15–4:35PM CDT
HOJUN LEE (Chosun University), Hye Seon Jo (Chosun University), Man Gyun Na (Chosun University)
Quantum Machine Learning (QML) for Enhanced Malware Detection: A Hybrid Approach with Quantum Neural Network (QNN)
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Masrura Tasnim (Clark Atlanta University), Md Jobair H. Faruk (New York Institute of Technology), Kishor Datta Gupta (Clark Atlanta University)
ViBRANT Applied as a Closed Loop Flux and Thermal Surrogate
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Anthony L. Crawford (INL), Andrew Heim (Idaho National Laboratory), Joshua Daw (Idaho National Laboratory), Kevin Tsai (Idaho National Laboratory)
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