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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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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
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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