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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
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Casey R. Kovesdi
Alternate Chair:
Niav M. Hughes Green
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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An Experimental Assessment of Human-System Interface Quality as a Performance Shaping Factor for High-level Automation and High Passivity in Multi-Module Operation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Tae Ryoun Kim (KAIST), Jonghyun Kim (KAIST - 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu)
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Regulatory Basis for the Safety Evaluation of Increased Level of Automation in Relation to the Concept of Multi-module Integrated MCR Operation
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Sa-Kil Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Young Do Koo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Mode Confusion in Multi-Unit Operation of Small Modular Reactors: Potential Impacts on Operation Safety
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Stephanie Pavao (Univ of New Mexico), Meeko Oishi (Univ of New Mexico), Cassiano R. de Oliveira (University of New Mexico)
Progress on a Taxonomy of Heterogeneity in Small Modular Reactor Operations
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Kingba Lawson-Jack (University of Toronto), Stacey Zoutis (University of Toronto), Davide Gentile (University of Toronto), Greg A. Jamieson (University of Toronto)
Assessing Measures of Human Performance in the Nuclear Control Room
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Davide Gentile (University of Toronto), Yaowei Liang (University of Toronto), Greg A. Jamieson (University of Toronto)
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