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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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
Thursday, July 20, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Antonio Di Buono
Alternate Chair:
Brent D. Shumaker
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Safety Concerns from the use of Wireless Technologies in Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Erick Martinez Rodriguez (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Potential Impacts to NPP Safety from an EM Event
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Fault Detection of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Using Integrated Electromagnetic Compatibility and Automated Functional Testing
10:50–11:15AM EDT
G.W. Morton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B.D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), D.E. McCarter (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Presented by Chad Kiger (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Design and Implementation of a Sensor Node Prototype for Monitoring Special Nuclear Material Storage Facility
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Antonio Di Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Peter R. Green (Univ. Manchester), Neil Cockbain (National Nuclear Laboratory), Barry Lennox (Univ. Manchester)
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