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The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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).
Shengyuan Yan, Kai Yao, Fengjiao Li, Yingying Wei, Cong Chi Tran
Nuclear Technology | Volume 208 | Number 10 | October 2022 | Pages 1540-1552
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2022.2049965
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The accurate assessment of human error probability (HEP) has an important impact on the safety of nuclear power plants. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a HEP model. This study analyzes the validity, sensitivity, and relationship between HEP and the indices of eye response and the subjective rating method. The analysis result showed that there is a correlation between HEP and the indices of eye response, subjective workload, and situation awareness level. Therefore, a back propagation neural network model was developed based on these indices. The correlation coefficient is more than 0.95 between the predicted data of the developed model and the target data. Also, the root mean square error was 0.0073, 0.0083, and 0.0077, and the determination coefficient was 0.965, 0.933, and 0.931 for the training, validation, and testing data sets, respectively. Therefore, the developed back propagation neural network model has reliable prediction accuracy for HEP.