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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Alternate Chair:
Vivek Agarwal
Session Organizer:
Xingang Zhao
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Knowledge-Driven Explainable AI for Automated Defect Detection in Nuclear Reactor Components
10:00–10:20AM CDT
A. Young (Univ. Strathclyde), J. Zabalza (Univ. Strathclyde), Z. Fei (Univ. Strathclyde), G. West (Univ. Strathclyde), P. Murray (Univ. Strathclyde), S. McArthur (Univ. Strathclyde)
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System-Level Prognostics with Explainable Artificial Intelligence
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Ark Ifeanyi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mattia Zanotelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
AI for Interpreting Nuclear Power Plant Documents for Power Uprates
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Norman John Mapes Jr. (INL), Kellen Giraud (INL), Brian Wilcken (INL), Ahmad Al Rashdan (INL), Marcio de Queiroz (INL)
Proximity-Based Anomaly Detection Using Graph Neural Networks for NPP Abnormal Operations
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Jeonghun Choi (KAERI), Seo Ryong Koo (KAERI)
Role of Uncertainty Quantification in the Explainability of Large Language Models for the Nuclear Industry
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Nancy J. Lybeck (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
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