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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
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom G
Session Chair:
Stephanie L. Morrow
Alternate Chair:
Jari O. Laarni
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Assessing Independence from Human Performance: Considerations for Functional Requirements Analysis and Function Allocation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Brian Green (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Theresa D. Buchanan (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Amy L. D'Agostino (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Function Allocation: Myths, Process, and Emerging Methods
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Kelly Dickerson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Heather Watkins (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Brandon Hartle (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Revisiting Functional Requirements Analysis and Function Allocation to Support Automation Decisions in Advanced Reactor Designs
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Stephanie L. Morrow (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jing Xing (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Niav H. Green (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Integrated System Validation for Beyond-Design-Basis Events and Severe Accidents in the Operating License Process: A Case of the Saeul 3 and 4 Nuclear Power Plants in Korea
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Dhong Hoon Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Jiyoon Han (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
Qualitative Methods in Formative V&V: Evaluating ConOps for LWR Thermal Dispatch
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Roger Lew (University of Idaho), Olugbenga Gideon (University of Idaho), Thomas A. Ulrich (Idaho National Laboratory)
Human Factors Engineering in Nuclear Safety Assessment
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Jari O. Laarni (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Marja Liinasuo (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Hanna Koskinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Atte Helminen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Essi Immonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Joonas Linnosmaa (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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