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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Senate EPW Committee to hold Nieh nomination hearing
Nieh
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a nomination hearing Wednesday for Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as commission at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Trump nominated Nieh on July 30 to serve as NRC commissioner the remainder of a term that will expire June 30, 2029, as Nuclear NewsWire previously reported.
Nieh has been vice president of regulatory affairs at Southern Nuclear since 2021, though since June 2024 he has been at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations as a loaned executive.
A return to the NRC: If confirmed by the Senate, Nieh would be returning to the NRC after three previous stints totaling nearly 20 years.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Casey R. Kovesdi
Alternate Chair:
Niav M. Hughes Green
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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An Experimental Assessment of Human-System Interface Quality as a Performance Shaping Factor for High-Level Automation and High Passivity in Multi-Module Operation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Tae Ryoun Kim (KAIST), Jonghyun Kim (KAIST)
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Regulatory Basis for the Safety Evaluation of Increased Level of Automation in Relation to the Concept of Multi-Module Integrated MCR Operation
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Sa Kil Kim (KAERI), Young Do Koo (KAERI)
Mode Confusion in Multi-Unit Operation of Small Modular Reactors: Potential Impacts on Operation Safety
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Stephanie Pavao (Univ. New Mexico), Meeko Oishi (Univ. New Mexico), Cassiano R. Endres de Oliveira (Univ. New Mexico)
Towards a Taxonomy of Heterogeneity in the Design of Small Modular Reactors and Implications for Human Performance
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Kingba Lawson-Jack (University of Toronto), Stacey Zoutis (University of Toronto), Davide Gentile (University of Toronto), Greg A. Jamieson (University of Toronto)
The Role of Humans in Digital I&C Events - An Operating Experience Review
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Cristina Corrales (EPRI), Neil Archambo (Archambo Engineering and Consulting PLLC)
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