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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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 5
Session Chair:
Emily A. Nichols (INL)
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Early Engagement with Communities to Enable Procedural Justice and Capacity-Building for the Siting of U.S. Federal Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities
3:15–3:22PM MDT
Cleo Schroer (Good Energy Collective), Jackie Toth (Good Energy Collective), Jasper Gilardi (Good Energy Collective), Julia Sweatman (Good Energy Collective), Jessica Lovering (Good Energy Collective)
Paper
Community Engagement Through AI-Enabled Extended Reality to Support Micro-Reactors Deployment
3:22–3:29PM MDT
Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan), Gretta D. Kellogg (Penn State), Nonna Sorokina (Penn State, Scranton)
Presented by Katie Snyder (Univ. Michigan)
Consent-Based Siting for Interim Storage: Initial Lessons
3:29–3:36PM MDT
Lisa Marshall (NCSU)
Hypothesis Testing a Public Communication Approach in Consent Based Siting of Used Nuclear Fuel
3:36–3:43PM MDT
Robert B. Hayes (NCSU), Melody G. Polk (NCSU)
The Potential for Coupling Direct Air Capture with Nuclear Power Plant Uprate
3:43–3:50PM MDT
Iza G. Lantgios (INL), Levi M. Larsen (INL)
Compliance Where you Least Expect it: The National Historic Preservation Act and the Future of Nuclear Technology
3:50–3:57PM MDT
Libby Cook (INL), Sydnee Pagan (INL)
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