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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Alternate Chair:
Nancy J. Lybeck
Session Organizer:
Xingang Zhao
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AI for Interpreting Nuclear Power Plant Documents for Power Uprates
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Norman J. Mapes (Battelle Energy Alliance/INL), Brian Wilcken (INL), Kellen Giraud (INL), Ahmad A. Rashdan (INL), Marcio D. Queiroz (INL)
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Knowledge-Driven Explainable AI for Automated Defect Detection in Nuclear Reactor Components
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Andrew Young (University of Strathclyde), Jaime Zabalza (University of Strathclyde), Zhouxiang Fei (University of Strathclyde), Graeme M. West (University of Strathclyde), Paul Murray (University of Strathclyde), Stephen McArthur (University of Strathclyde)
System-Level Prognostics with Explainable Artificial Intelligence
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Ark O. Ifeanyi (University of Tennessee), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mattia Zanotelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Proximity-Based Anomaly Detection Using Graph Neural Networks for NPP Abnormal Operations
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Jeonghun Choi (Korea atomic energy research institute), Seo Ryong Koo (Korea atomic energy research institute)
Role of Uncertainty Quantification in the Explainability of Large Language Models for the Nuclear Industry
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Nancy J. Lybeck (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
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