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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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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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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Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom E
Session Chair:
Nancy J. Lybeck
Alternate Chair:
Yunfei Zhao
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Metric Learning-based Abnormal Event Diagnosis for Applicability in Nuclear Power Plants
1:00–1:15PM CDT
Seung Gyu Cho (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Paper
Prediction of Major Variables in Emergency and Severe Accidents Using Dilated TCN with Uncertainty Quantification
1:15–1:30PM CDT
Min Seon Kim (Chosun University), Ji H. Park (Chosun University), Man Gyun Na (Chosun University)
Employing a Hardware-in-the-Loop Approach to Realize a Fully Homomorphic Encrypted Controller for a Small Modular Advanced High Temperature Reactor
1:30–1:45PM CDT
Robert S. Lois (University of Pittsburgh), Dane Sabo (University of Pittsburgh), Patrick Murphy (University of Pittsburgh), Luis F. Benitez (University of Pittsburgh), Daniel G. Cole (University of Pittsburgh)
A MEMS-Based Nitrogen Sensor for Early Detection of Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Failures
1:45–2:00PM CDT
Haythem Draoui (Loughborough University), Zhengliang Fang (Loughborough University), Stephanos Theodossiades (Loughborough University), Antonio D. Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Amal Z. Hajjaj (Loughborough University)
Taxonomies of Levels of Automation for Nuclear Power Plants Based on Operational Conditions
2:00–2:15PM CDT
HUIJEONG KIM (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), JONGHYUN KIM (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Digital Twin Architecture for Supporting Incident Response in Critical Instrumentation and Control Systems
2:15–2:30PM CDT
David Allison (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH), Paul Smith (Lancaster University), Kieran McLaughlin (Queen's University Belfast)
Leveraging Machine Learning Techniques for Health Monitoring of Nuclear Systems: A Case Study Using Real Plant Data from Surry Power Station
2:30–2:45PM CDT
Ahmed Mohamed (Dominion Energy), Ibrahim Tansel (Florida International University), Sabri Tosunoglu (Florida International University)
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