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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.
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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
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10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities
Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities
Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear
Session Chair: Mark Campagna
Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges
Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability
Session Chair: Bill Eckes
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices
1:30–3:00PM EDT
Session Organizer: Ken Lowery
Session Chair: Lori Brady
3:30–5:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Jason Remer
Session Chair: Frank Nelms
Session Chair: Emmett Wilmes
Session Chair: James Hettel
Session Chair: Michael Frankle
Session Chair: Tim Schlimpert
Session Chairs: James Hettel, Marty Ingels
Session Chair: Bill Rosko
Session Chair: Jason Lanier
Session Chairs: LeAnn Soderquist, James Hettel
Session Chair: Ken Lowery
Session Chair: Ray Herb
Session Chair: LeAnn Soderquist