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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
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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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|Rotunda
Session Chair:
Shannon L. Eggers
Alternate Chair:
Lee T. Maccarone
Session Organizer:
Fan Zhang
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Optimized FPGA Based Cyber Threat Detection Algorithm for Nuclear Power Plant Systems
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Vincent Le (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Claire Walton (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Paper
The Benefits of a Software Bill of Materials Program at Nuclear Facilities
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Shannon L. Eggers (INL), Baleigh R. Morgan (INL), Drew N. Christensen (PNNL), Tori B. Simon (INL), Ethan S. Bauer (INL)
Cyber-Attack Detection and Distinguish System for Nuclear Power Plants
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Sungmin Kim (Georgia Tech), Stephen Yoo (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Advances in Quantifying Data Harm and Physical Harm for Defense-in-Depth Cybersecurity Measures
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Lee T. Maccarone (Sandia), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia)
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