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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Houston/Kansas City
Session Chair:
Kevin R. O'Kula
Alternate Chair:
Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Operating Experience Data Collection, Reliability Study, and Common-Cause Failure Considerations for Digital Instrumentation and Control System for Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Tao Liu (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Jone Lane (NRC)
Paper
A PSA-Based Analysis of the IEC 61508 SIL Allocation for Enhancing the Applicability of Commercial Digital Devices in NPP's I&C
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Younghak Lee (school of energy systems engineering, chung-ang university), Man C. Kim (school of energy systems engineering, chung-ang university)
Determining Risk Significant Digital I&C Failure Modes in the Probabilistic Risk Assessment of a Nuclear Power Plant
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Priyanka M. Pandit (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Rawan Mustafa (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
There is No Software Common Cause - There is Only Common Cause
11:00–11:20AM CDT
John E. Weglian (EPRI), Wes Brinsfield (Jensen Hughes Inc.)
An Approach to Automate tools for the Risk Assessment of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Tate Shorthill (INL), Congjian Wang (INL), Edward Chen (INL)
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