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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|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Alternate Chair:
Jamie Coble
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Industry Survey: Barriers for Adoption of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems for Advanced Reactor Deployment and Retrofit of Existing Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Edward Chen (INL), Tate Shorthill (INL), Edward Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
Paper
Development of an Update to ISA S67.04 and RP 67.04: "Setpoints for Nuclear Safety-Related Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Plants
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Ryan Hoover (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ron Jarrett (Paragon Energy Solutions), David Rahn (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Evaluating IEC 62671: Implications for Safety Justification of Embedded Digital Devices in I&C Systems
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Sofia Guerra (Themistoclea), Luke Hinde (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Ben Phillips (Adelard, Part of NCC Group)
Nuclear Energy Agency's Consensus Position on the Common Cause Failure in Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems – Evaluation Framework
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Ismael L. Garcia (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Presented by Samir Darbali (NRC)
The IEC Standard Series on Cybersecurity for I&C and Electrical Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Tighe Smith (Paragon Energy Solutions), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Ludovic Pietre-Cambacedes (EDF), Thomas Walter (Preussen Elektra), Juergen Bochtler (Siemens Energy), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia)
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