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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Vivek Agarwal
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Xingang Zhao
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Discovering Multi-Dimensional Time Series Anomalies of a Circulating Water System
1:00–1:20PM CDT
C. Wang (INL), D. Mandelli (INL), C.M. Godbole (INL), V. Agarwal (INL), M. Movassat (Ontario Power Generation), B. Mori (Ontario Power Generation), D. Liang (Ontario Power Generation), E. Nur (Ontario Power Generation), A. Birjandi (Ontario Power Generation), B. Lobo (Ontario Power Generation), N. Jacome (Ontario Power Generation)
Paper
Investigation of the Performance and Explainability Tradeoffs for Machine-Learning Models for Predictive Maintenance of Circulating Water Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Linyu Lin (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
Methods for Crediting On-Line Monitoring and Diagnostic Capabilities in Extending and Eliminating Surveillances Digital Safety System Technical Specifications
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
I&C Operational Data Reviews for Perfomance Based Design - Methodology Description and Lessons Learned After Application
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Cristina Corrales Quiros (Electric Power Research Institute), Neil Archambo (Archambo Engineering and Consulting PLLC), Matt Gibson (Electric Power Research Institute)
Digital I&C Component Templates for EPRI's PMBD
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Christina Novogoratz (EPRI)
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