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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Alternate Chair:
Ahmad Al Rashdan
Session Organizer:
Xingang Zhao
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Automating Anomaly Detection for Target Systems at Spallation Neutron Source
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Anant Raj (ORNL), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Drew Winder (ORNL), Bryan Maldonado (ORNL), Allie Morris (ORNL), Willem Blokland (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL)
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Digital Twin Driven Nuclear Power Plant Health Monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Deepak Haste (Qualtech Systems, Inc.), Sudipto Ghoshal (Qualtech Systems, Inc.), Jonathan C. Hudson (Qualtech Systems, Inc.), Christopher Norton (Qualtech Systems, Inc.), Jamie Coble (University of Tennessee), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Andrew Hess (Hess PHM Group)
Introduction of Key Feature of Technical Specifications Operator Support System
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Nokyu Seong (Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Central Research Institute), Jaehee Lee (Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Central Research Institute)
Detecting Process Equipment Failures Using Acoustic Data and Machine Learning
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Jacob A. Farber (INL), Ahmad Al Rashdan (INL)
General Trends Observed in Reactor Power Distribution Synthesis with a Response Function-Based Approach
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Anthony Birri (ORNL), Callie Goetz (ORNL), N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL)
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