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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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Latest News
Vogtle-3 shuts down for valve issue
One of the new Vogtle units in Georgia was shut down unexpectedly on Monday last week for a valve issue that has since been investigated and repaired. According to multiple local news outlets, Georgia Power reported on July 17 that Unit 3 was back in service.
Southern Company spokesperson Jacob Hawkins confirmed that Vogtle-3 went off line at 9:25 p.m. local time on July 8 “due to lowering water levels in the steam generators caused by a valve issue on one of the three main feedwater pumps.”
20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Dr. Rohatgi joined Brookhaven National in 1975 after obtaining Ph. D from Case Western Reserve University in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently a Senior Mechanical Engineer. He has worked with USNRC, Department of Energy , EPRI, Department of State and OECD. He has Served as consultant to ACRS, Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board, Ontario Power Generation, Holtec, and Senior Advisor to State Department and represented US on Science Advisory Committee of International Science and Technology Center, Moscow for 12 years. Most of his career has been involved with nuclear reactor safety which includes: Code development, validation, uncertainty analyses and scaling methods and review of vendor submissions to USNRC.
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