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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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 G
Session Chair:
Anna Hall
Alternate Chair:
Zachary Spielman
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Adapting the Nuclear Industry to an Ageing Workforce
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Grace Routledge (Assystem)
Paper
Development of a Human Factors Engineering Maturity Method for the Nuclear Domain
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Jari O. Laarni (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Modernizing the Nuclear Industry and New Ways of Working
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Zachary Spielman (Idaho National Laboratory), Jason Remer (Idaho National Laboratory), Asgeir Drøivoldsmo (Institute for Energy Technology), Trond Lilleng (Institute for Energy Technology)
Principles Emerging from Control Room Modernization Planning
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Stephen J. Kenney (BCP Engineers & Consultants), Tyrone S. Tonkinson (NA)
Digital Transformation for the Existing Fleet: Where to Start?
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Anna Hall (Idaho National Laboratory), Michelle L. Velazquez (Idaho State University), Ryan M. Spangler (University of Pittsburgh), Patrick Murray (EQRPI Inc), Zachary Spielman (Idaho National Laboratory), Jeffrey C. Joe (Idaho National Laboratory)
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