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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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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Wednesday, June 10, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EDT
Session Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Michel Leana (American Nuclear Society)
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Control and Load Balancing with an IPWR Module to Support Deep Renewables Penetration
Richard Bisson (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Jamie Coble (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
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Load Following Characteristics of Multi-Modular Reactors
Areai Nuerlan (Univ. of Ill., Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan-uddin (Univ. of Ill., Urbana-Champaign), Fuyu Zhao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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