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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Kathy Murdoch (ANS)
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Nuclear Power Fault Diagnostics and Preventative Maintenance Optimization
Cody Walker (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Nancy Lybeck (INL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Mike Taylor (EPRI)
Paper
Exelon-Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant Risk-Informed Surveillance Frequency Control Program Implementation for Instrumentation and Control Systems
Karim Habayeb (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Jeremy Torrez (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Andrew Bratek (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), David Poulin (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Anthony Yost (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Edward L. (Ted) Quinn (Technology Resources)
Approach to Crediting Self-Diagnostic Features of Digital Instrumentation and Control to Achieve Technical Specifications Surveillance Test Interval Extension
Garill Coles (PNNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Edward (Ted) Quinn (Technical Resources), Ron Jarrett (Technical Resources), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
Topical Report on Implementation of Online Monitoring to Extend Calibration Intervals of Pressure Transmitters
H.M. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), G. W. Morton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B. D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), M.J. Burzynski (NewClear Day, Inc.), R. Olson (Southern Nuclear Operating Co.)
Interactive P&IDS as a Digitalization Experience in Main Control Room and Engineering
Mateo Ramos (Tecnatom), Javier Barroso (Tecnatom), Javier Gil (Tecnatom)
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