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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Task force charts growing interest in civilian maritime nuclear applications
Readers of Nuclear News will have heard of historical applications of civilian maritime nuclear power, like the merchant ship NS Savannah and the USS Sturgis floating power plant. With a few exceptions there has been little action in this area for over 50 years, and there are plenty of reasons and opinions as to why, but over the last few years the dramatic increase in interest from the maritime industry and its stakeholders has been undeniable.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session|Panel
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Clark
Session Chair:
Nelly Ngoy Kubelwa
Alternate Chair:
Yun Goo Kim
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
The Agency established an international Network on Innovation to Support Operating Plants (ISOP) for increasing collaboration and experience sharing in the field of innovation for the nuclear industry. It also aims to support innovation deployment within the nuclear industry. The scope of the network activities includes all types of innovations that could serve the purpose of the nuclear industry sustainability. It should include activities related to technologies, processes, frameworks including regulatory aspects and collaboration, culture & leadership. The panel discussion will focus on the ISOP philosophy and related working groups, recent projects, achievements and future plans in, among others: o Robotics and drones; o Artificial intelligence; o Advanced manufacturing; o Regulatory considerations; o Cybersecurity; o Advanced I&C. Please note that some videos from IAEA ISOP awards programme will be broadcasted.
Yun Kim
IAEA
Rodney Silva
Salim Bouzidi
CNL
Agnieszka Czeszumska
EPRI
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