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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Radiation Protection & Shielding
Friday, April 15, 2022|1:15–2:45PM CDT|Honors Room
Sponsored by ANS Radiation Protection & Shielding Division
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Study of Radioactivity of Oil and Gas
Harish Aryal (University of Texas of the Permian Basin), Thalia Balderas (The University of Texas of Permian Basin), Alondra Rodriguez (The University of Texas of Permian Basin)
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Feasibility of High-Frequency Radiation for Electrical Energy Generation
Coleman P. Smith (Penn State)
Radiation Shield Optimization for Simple Experimental Setup
Rylan C. Paye (Western Carolina University), Lauren Bryson (Western Carolina University), Jordan Davis (Western Carolina University), Tara M. Pandya (ORNL), Joseph Tang (Western Carolina University)
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