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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC reorganization aims to speed up licensing
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it is launching a significant reorganization to streamline decision making, consolidate functions, and align with national goals for more efficient licensing and deployment of new nuclear technology.
The changes are intended to meet the requirements outlined in President Trump’s Executive Order 14300, “Ordering Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” and EO 14210, “Implementing the Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative.”
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Miami/Scottsdale
Session Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang
Alternate Chair:
Carol S. Smidts
Session Organizer:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
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The Technical, Economic, Risk, and Adoption Assessment for Evaluating Innovation Projects in the Nuclear Industry
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Ryan M. Spangler (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
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Paper Digital I&C Modernization Experience
10:20–10:40AM CDT
J. Pflugbeil (Framatome, Erlangen, Germany), Christine Bürger (Framatome, Erlangen, Germany), R. Heinesch (Framatome, Erlangen, Germany)
Presented by Taha Andelnaeem (Framatome)
Intelligent Algorithms for Soft Sensing: Current Trends and Future Prospects for Real-Time Digital Twin Systems
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Farid Ahmed (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Samrendra Roy (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Sajedul Talukder (University of Texas EL Paso), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Towards a Policy Framework for Semi-Autonomous, Highly Automated, Remotely Operated(SAHARO) Nuclear Reactors
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Aidan Hallinan (MIT)
Joint Optimization of Nuclear System Inspection and Repair Planning to Reduce Maintenance Cost and Increase System Availability
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland), Joseph O'Leary (Univ. Maryland), Mohamed Nassar (Univ. Maryland)
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