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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
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Panel and Technical Session|Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Cyber Security
Friday, April 14, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 362C
Session Chair:
Mattia Zanotelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
David Anderson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Human Factors, Instrumentation, & Control Division.
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Optimal Sizing Toolbox for Energy Generation and Storage for a Nuclear Hybrid Microgrid
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Nathan S. Chandra (Purdue), Molly Ross (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue University, College of Engineering)
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Design and Testing of Low Pressure Heated Subcapsule for Use in Irradiation Experiments
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Alexandra G. Akins (NCSU), Treyvon Griffin (North Carolina State University, South Carolina State University), Henry Osborne (NCSU), Cooper Trucks (NCSU), Joe J. Palmer (INL), Ge Yang (NCSU)
Application of a Tuning Forks in Measuring Viscosity and Density of Molten Salt Systems
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Ryan J. Charrette (NCSU), Harrison Q. Storms (NCSU), Declan R. Miller (NCSU), Madison A. Turmon (South Carolina State), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Comparison of Measured and Simulated Neutron Counting with 3He Detectors and the Subcritical Water-Moderated UO2 7uPCX Assembly
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Tanner Heatherly (Oregon State), Nicholas H. Whitman (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Jesson D. Hutchinson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Mark A. Nelson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), George E. McKenzie (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Robert A. Weldon (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2)
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