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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MCD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Great America 1/2
Session Chair:
Brian Kiedrowski
Alternate Chair:
Sebastian Schunert
Session Organizer:
Koroush Shirvan
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Optimizing MCNP Parallelization for High-Performance Computing Efficiency on Rocinante
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Elijah Boland (LANL)
Paper
Analysing Nuclear Reactor Severe Accident Time-Wise Propagation Stages Using DTIA
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Karim Hossny (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Walter Villanueva (Bangor Univ.)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Sensitivity Coefficients of Unresolved Resonance Probability Table Cross Sections
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Brian C. Kiedrowski (Univ. Michigan)
Forecasting Time Series of Fluid Temperature Measurements with Transformers
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Zofie Christian (The University of Chicago), Stella Pantopoulou (Purdue Univ.), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
