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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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A year in orbit: ISS deployment tests radiation detectors for future space missions
The predawn darkness on a cool Florida night was shattered by the ignition of nine Merlin engines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The thrust of the engines shook the ground miles away. From a distance, the rocket appeared to slowly rise above the horizon. For the cargo onboard, the launch was anything but gentle, as the ignition of liquid oxygen generated more than 1.5 million pounds of force. After the rocket had been out of sight for several minutes, the booster dramatically returned to Earth with several sonic booms in a captivating show of engineering designed to make space travel less expensive and more sustainable.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Alternate Chair:
Fan Zhang
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Regulatory Challenges and Potential Path Forward for Integrating Advanced Cybersecurity in Nuclear Reactors
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Fraser Dougall (Sandia), Titus Gray (Sandia), Benjamin Karch (Sandia), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia)
Paper
On the Control of Nonlinear Systems Using DIOD
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Tyler Lewis (Purdue Univ.), Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
Development of a Physical Reactor Loop Testbed for Cybersecurity
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Max Goddard (Georgia Tech), Jacob Faile (Georgia Tech), Jackson Stahl (Georgia Tech)
A QRNG-Based Quantum Cryptography Testbed for Secure Nuclear Reactor Monitoring
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue Univ.), Vasileios Theos (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Implementing Complementary Defensive Strategies in Defensive Cybersecurity Architectures
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Lee T. Maccarone (Sandia), Jenna deCastro (Sandia), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia)
Integrity Enhancing Protocols: Performance and Recommendations for Nuclear Systems
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Romuald Valme (Sandia), Adam Beauchaine (Sandia), Minami Tanaka (Sandia), Chris Lamb (Sandia)
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