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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
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 G
Session Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Improving Motor Reliability for Nuclear Systems by Sensorless Temperature Estimation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Samrendra Roy (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Kazuma Kobayashi (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Sajedul Talukder (University of Texas EL Paso), Syed B. Alam (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
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Digital Protective Relays Demonstrate Superior Reliability and Improve System Performance
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Stephen Middlekauff (SEL, Inc.), Adrian Genz (SEL, Inc.)
Assessment of the State of Practice for Using Operating Experience for Digital Systems for Nuclear Power Plants
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Derek S. Halverson (US Nuclear Regulatory Comission), David Rahn (US NRC), Ismael Garcia (US NRC)
Simulation of Electrical System Event Propagation in Nuclear Power Plants Using Modelica
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Kyle M. Warns (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Application of IEC 62003 to Electromagnetic Compatibility Qualification of I&C and Electrical Equipment
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Chad J. Kiger (AMS Corporation)
Integrating STPA to NPP Systems Engineering Processes
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Josepha Berger (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.), Akira King (Aalto University), Antti Pakonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.)
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