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The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Fan Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Shannon L. Eggers
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Security Informed Safety Guidance: "If it's not Secure, it's not Safe"
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Robin Bloomfield (Adelard), Robert Stroud (Adelard), Kate Netkachova (Adelard)
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Resilience Strategy for False Data Injection Attacks Targeting Nuclear I&C Systems
3:40–4:05PM EDT
Stephen Yoo (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Wavy-Attention Network for Real-Time Cyber-Attack Detection in a Pressurised Water Reactor Digital Control System
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Abiodun Ayodeji (Bangor Univ.), Antonio Di Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mokhtar Mohamed (Bangor Univ.), Iestyn Pierce (Bangor Univ.), Hafiz Ahmed (Bangor Univ.)
Assessment and Experience Using Open-Source NPP Environments for Cyber-Security Training
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Andrew Hahn (Sandia), Michael Rowland (Sandia), Shannon Eggers (INL), Christopher C. Lamb (Sandia), Romuald Valme (Sandia)
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