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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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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|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 11
Session Chair:
John A. Miller
Alternate Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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ANS-8 Nuclear Criticality Safety Consensus Standards -- Current Initiatives
3:15–3:35PM EST
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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Coupling SCALE with DAKOTA for Axial Burnup Profiles Assessment in Burnup Credit
3:35–3:55PM EST
Veronica Karriem (ORNL), Robert Lefebvre (ORNL), William Marshall (ORNL)
SFP Criticality Code Validation for ATF and LEU+
3:55–4:15PM EST
Michael Wenner (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Robert Hall (EPRI), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Thermal Scattering Law Data Development for Paraffin Wax
4:15–4:35PM EST
T. Ahmed (NCSU), B.K. Laramee (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Accelerated Basin De-Inventory and Spent Fuel Project Criticality Safety
4:35–4:55PM EST
Amanda Szasz (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
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