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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom E
Session Chair:
Sungjin Lee
Alternate Chair:
Rodney Busquim e Silva
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Development of an Integrated Small Modular Reactor Simulator for Cybersecurity and Capacity Building in Advanced Nuclear Technologies
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Rodney Busquim e Silva (IAEA), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia National Laboratories), Gustavo Berman (National Atomic Energy Commission), Paul Smith (Lancaster University), David Allison (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology), Ricardo P. Marques (University of Sao Paulo)
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OAPS System - Real Time Predictive System for Flexible Operation of Nuclear Plants
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Alain GROSSETETE (Framatome), Eric Corrieri (Framatome)
Presented by Guillaume Dupré (Young Member Group)
Development and Applications of APR1400 MMIS Virtualization Simulator for NPP
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Min-seok Kim (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.), Ho Sun Ryu (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.), Sungjin Lee (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.)
DPC -- Transforming Use Cases for a Nuclear Specific Operating Support System
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Nico Schuster (Framatome GmbH), Wolfgang Krause (Framatome GmbH), Anna Engelbrecht (Framatome GmbH)
Proposing a Demographic Approach to Enhancing Evacuation Simulations (PRISM)
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Geon Kim (Kyung Hee University), Minho Hwang (Kyung Hee University), Sungmin Han (Kyung Hee University), Joonseok Lim (Kyung Hee University), Gyunyoung Heo (Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls Division)
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