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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Miami/Scottsdale
Session Chair:
Angela Di Fulvio
Alternate Chair:
Shoaib Usman
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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FPGA-Based Log-Linear Amplifier for In-Core Neutron Instrumentation Front-End Electronics
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Kholod H. Mahmoud (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), John Leland (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ming Fang (University of Illinois - Dept of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering), Angela Di Fulvio (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Reconstruct In-Core Neutron Flux Distribution Using Ex-Core Detectors
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Ming Fang (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Anshuman Chaube (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Harun Ardiansyah (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Keenan Harvis (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Timothy Grunloh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Tomasz Kozlowski (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Angela Di Fulvio (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Detector Deadtime Distortion in Counting Statistics and Deadtime Correction
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Abdallah Wazzan (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Shoaib Usman (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Tayfun Akyurek (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Aerosol Jet Printing and Low-Temperature Sintering of Magnetostrictive Terfenol-D Nanoparticle Ink
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Nicholas McKibben (Boise State University), Joy Morin (Boise State University), Zhangxian Deng (Boise State University)
Stabilization of Nuclear Thermocouples: A Materials Science Approach
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Scott Riley (Boise State), Richard Skifton (INL), Brian J. Jaques (Boise State)