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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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
Standards Program
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|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Miami/Scottsdale
Session Chair:
Sajedul Talukder
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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The IEC Standard Series on Cybersecurity for I&C and Electrical Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Tighe W. Smith (Paragon Energy Solutions, LLC), Ludovic Pietre-Cambacedes (EDF), Thomas Walter (Preussen Elektra), Juergen Bochtler (Siemens Energy), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia National Laboratories)
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Update on C&S Work - Commercial vs. Nulcear Grade Components
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Johannes Pickelmann (Framatome GmbH)
Adopting CAE: A Deployment Approach for a Performance-Based Nuclear Industry
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Robin Bloomfield (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Ben Phillips (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Panayiota Sketsiou (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Mark Bowell (Office for Nuclear Regulation), Silke Kuball (EDF Nuclear Services)
First of a Kind Use of an Assurance Case in NEI 20-07 to Address Common Cause Failure
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Andrew Nack (Rivermist Engineering LLC/ University of Tennessee- Knoxville), Simon Diemert (Critical Systems Labs Inc.), Alan Campbell (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Modernization Options for Maintaining Independence of Class 1E Circuits
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Franklin Hope (Jensen Hughes Inc.), Dane Lovelace (Jensen Hughes)
Use of FPGA Tools for Digital I&C Implementations
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Steve Y. Yang (NuScale Power), Yin Guo (NuScale Power)
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