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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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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Joel E. Kohler, Albert P. Kenneke, Brian K. Grimes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 25 | Number 4 | April 1975 | Pages 617-625
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A16117
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The population distribution surrounding a site proposed for a nuclear power plant is an important consideration in the site selection process, and is relevant to both siting and environmental aspects of nuclear power plant siting. In addition, the reactor site criteria specified in 10 CFR Part 100 requires that the surrounding population be given consideration in the siting and design of the facility. Developing methods of analyzing the population distribution characteristics of alternative sites (as discussed in the environmental report for construction of a nuclear power plant) is necessary to arrive at a conclusion regarding the desirability of a proposed site.
