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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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NRC approves V.C. Summer’s second license renewal
Dominion Energy’s V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, in Jenkinsville, S.C., has been authorized to operate for 80 years, until August 2062, following the renewal of its operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a second time.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Miami/Scottsdale
Session Chair:
Sajedul Talukder
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Adopting CAE: A Deployment Approach for a Performance-Based Nuclear Industry
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Ben Phillips (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Panayiota Sketsiou (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Robin Bloomfield (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Mark Bowell (Office for Nuclear Regulation), Silke Kuball (EDF Nuclear Services)
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First of a Kind Use of an Assurance Case in NEI 20-07 to Address Common Cause Failure
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Andrew Nack (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Simon Diemert (Critical Systems Labs Inc.), Alan Campbell (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Modernization Options for Maintaining Independence of Class 1E Circuits
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Franklin Hope (Jensen Hughes), Dane Lovelace (Jensen Hughes)
Use of FPGA Tools for Digital I&C Implementations
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Steve Yang (NuScale Power), Yin Guo (NuScale Power)
Update on C&S Work - Commercial vs. Nulcear Grade Components
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Johannes Pickelmann (Framatome)
IEC Standards for Nuclear Power - Developments and Orientations Within IEC SC45A: Instrumentation, Control and Electrical Power Systems of Nuclear Facilities
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Alexander John Wigg (EDF Technical Direction)
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