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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
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom E
Session Chair:
N. Dianne B. Ezell
Alternate Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang
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An Illustrative Safety Assurance Case for SMR Design
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Xueli Gao (Institute For Energy Technology, Norway), Peter Karpati (Institute For Energy Technology, Norway), Norbert Carte (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC))
Presented by Rune Winther (IFE)
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Space Fission Instrumentation and Control Technology Gaps
3:35–3:55PM CDT
N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL), Tyler Steiner (NASA GRC), Joshua Leblanc (NASA-MSFC), Jarvis A. Caffrey (NASA - MSFC)
Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Safety: FPGA-Driven Plant Protection System Design
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Philip K. Gyan (KINGS), Francis R. Odhiambo (KINGS), Nelson J. Mwilongo (KINGS), Jae-Cheon Jung (KINGS)
Effective STPA Application through Organizational Capability: Lessons Learned from Practical Applications
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Ankur Shukla (Institute for Energy Technology, Norway), Charlotte Vrangsund (Institute for Energy Technology, Norway), Xueli Gao (Institute for Energy Technology, Norway), Sizarta Sarshar (Institute for Energy Technology, Norway), Bjørn A. Gran (Institute for Energy Technology, Norway)
Strain Monitoring with Embedded Fiberoptic Sensors and Modeling with Machine Learning (ML) Tools
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Matthew L. Laurent (Florida International University), Jorge Arias (Florida International University), Pedro Rodriguez (Florida International University), Benjamin Vargas (Florida International University), Sebastian Vargas (Florida International University), Ibrahim Tansel (Florida International University), Sabri Tosunoglu (Florida International University), Maria Gonzalez (Florida International University)
Instrumentation and Control Cable Design and Selection in Advanced Reactor Environments
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Patrick Ward (AMS Corporation), Codi R. Ferree (AMS Corporation), Trevor A. Toll (AMS Corporation), Adam Deatherage (AMS Corporation)
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