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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 10, 2023|1:30–3:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Thierry Caillat
Alternate Chair:
Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Organizer:
Sebastian C. Corbisiero
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Ice-Mining on the Moon with Radioisotope Power Systems
1:30–1:50PM MDT
Hannah M. Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Leo Gard (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Larry Trager (Aeroject Rocketdyne), Bert Lara (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Erik Scougal (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Tim Tinsley (Univ. Leicester)
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A Study on Effect of Tuning Capacitor in Dynamic Radioisotope Power Systems
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Donguk Max Yang (NASA Glenn Research Center), Nicholas A. Schifer (NASA Glenn Research Center), Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Matthew D. Stang (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Long-Term Testing of Spark Plasma Sintered Silicon Germanium Unicouples
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Tim C. Holgate (Johns Hopkins APL), Jonathan Pierce (Johns Hopkins APL), Richard Ung (Johns Hopkins APL), Jake Ballard (Johns Hopkins APL), Meiyong Himmtann (Johns Hopkins APL), Rasdip Singh (SOAL Technologies), Jeffrey Hagler (NCSU), Phil Barletta (NCSU), Tim Erickson (Johns Hopkins APL), Paul Ostdiek (Johns Hopkins APL), Rama Venkatasubramanian (Johns Hopkins APL)
Revised Estimates for Dragonfly MMRTG Neutron Spectrum and Effects
2:30–2:50PM MDT
Teyen Widdicombe (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Berenice Sosa-Aispuro (Center for Space Nuclear Research), J. S. Herring (Center for Space Nuclear Research)
Calculation of Space Radiation Exposure on Bi2Te3-Based Thermoelectric Generator
2:50–3:10PM MDT
Sunjin Kim (KAERI), Jong-Bum Kim (KAERI), Kwang-Jae Son (KAERI), Jin-Joo Kim (KAERI), Jin Kim (KAERI), Jintae Hong (KAERI)
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