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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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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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X-energy, Dow apply to build an advanced reactor project in Texas
Dow and X-energy announced today that they have submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a proposed advanced nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas. The project could begin construction later this decade, but only if Dow confirms “the ability to deliver the project while achieving its financial return targets.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Canaveral 2
Session Chair:
Robert Kile
Alternate Chair:
Aaron Epiney (INL)
Session Organizer:
Yunfei Zhao
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Holistic Approach for Safe Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Installations
1:00–1:20PM EST
Keiko Chitose (Nuclear Energy Agency), Didier Jacquemain (Nuclear Energy Agency)
Paper
Contact Pressure Assessment Between ICI Tube and Lower Head in Severe Accidents
1:20–1:40PM EST
Kukhee Lim (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Yong Jin Cho (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
Analysis of Core Catcher Design Characteristics for Thermal Margins: Inclined Wall Effects on the CHF
1:40–2:00PM EST
Min Suk Lee (KAIST), Yong Hoon Jeong (KAIST)
Analyzing a TRISO Particle-Coating Chemical Vapor Deposition Coater Using the Integrated System Failure Analysis Method
2:00–2:20PM EST
Daniel Layer (Ohio State), Vinicius Zanardo Rodrigues (Ohio State), Xiaoxu Diao (Ohio State), Carol Smidts (Ohio State)
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