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Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301A
Session Chair:
Anna Hall
Alternate Chair:
Thomas A. Ulrich
Session Organizer:
Ronald L. Boring
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Developing and Implementing Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Requirements for the Finnish Nuclear Industry
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Paula Savioja (Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK)
Paper
Investigating Human Factors Issues in Flexible Operation of Nuclear Power Plants
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Hanna Koskinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Eva Simonsen (Vattenfall), Jari Laarni (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Satu Pakarinen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)
Method to Investigate Cognitive Aging Effects in Nuclear Operations Using the Rancor Microworld Simulator
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Michelle L. Velazquez (Idaho State), Anna Hall (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Roger Lew (Univ. Idaho)
The Next-Generation Control Room: Using the Rancor Microworld Simulator to Modernize Digital Control Rooms
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Ronald L. Boring (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Roger Lew (Univ. Idaho)
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