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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
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 H
Session Chair:
Fan Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Antonio Di Buono
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Performing Cybersecurity Audits Alongside Digital Instrumentation and Controls Licensing Reviews
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Eric Lee (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Retired)), Anya Kim (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Presented by Kim Lawson-Jenkins (NRC)
Paper
Cybersecurity by Design Framework for Wireless Technologies for Safety Functions of Advanced Reactors
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Michael T. Rowland (Sandia), Sheryl I. Drake (Sandia), Minami A. Tanaka (Sandia), John Sladek (CNSC), Ismael Garcia (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Rodney Busquim e Silva (IAEA)
Radio Jamming of the Digital Communication Protocols 802.15.4 and WirelessHart
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Michael Breza (Imperial College London), Antonio DiBuono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Julie McCann (Imperial College London)
Wireless Technologies Cybersecurity Evaluation and Testing Framework for Safety Functions
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Michael T. Rowland (Sandia), Sheryl I. Drake (Sandia), Minami A. Tanaka (Sandia), Benjamin Karch (Sandia)
New IEC Technical Report 63486 on Cybersecurity Risk Management at Nuclear Facilities
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Michael T. Rowland (Sandia), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), John Sladek (CNSC)