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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Technical Session|Panel|Panels
Wednesday, April 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Imperial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Samuel E. Bays
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
This panel will discuss topics related to the initial test program for first-of-a-kind (FOAK) advanced reactors. Dr. Sam Bays will provide a historical overview of past advanced reactor test programs as documented in his team's report, "Startup Physics Testing of Advanced Reactors - A Historical Review". Dr. Bays and Dr. Abe Weitzberg have co-chaired the ANS working group, Initial Fuel Loading and Startup Physics Tests for FOAK Advanced Reactors, ANS-19.13. Current findings of ANS-19.13 will be discussed. Dr. Nader Satvat of Kairos Power will be providing an overview of current test plans for the HERMES reactor. Mr. Mike Prible of Westinghouse will provide his perspectives leading the startup physics testing of AP1000 pressurized water reactors.
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