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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
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 E
Session Chair:
Sajedul Talukder
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Vision-Driven Fault Detection and Diagnostic in Nuclear Power Plants Using Large Language Models
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Jean C. Tonday Rodriguez (Florida Int'l Univ.), Dipan Sadekeen (Florida Int'l Univ.), Mohammed Ashiqur Rahman (Florida Int'l Univ.), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Enhancing Learning for Nuclear Reactor Operator Trainees with Large Language Models
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Jason Clifford (NCSU), Julianna White (NCSU), Alexander Heifetz (ANL), Ayman Hawari (NCSU), Xu Wu (NCSU)
LLM-Powered Chatbot for Safety Compliance Assistance in Advance Reactors
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Ismail Hossain (Univ. Texas, El Paso), Sai Puppala (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Jahangir Alam (Univ. Texas, El Paso), Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Samrendra Roy (National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Sajedul Talukder (Univ. Texas, El Paso)
Automated Generation of System Code Inputs from P&IDs Using Vision-Language Models
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Akshay J. Dave (ANL), Tat Nghia Nguyen (ANL), Dan O'Grady (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL), Richard B. Vilim (ANL)
Evaluating Economic Impact: An Investment Tool for Large Language Model Integration in Workweek Management
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Chaitee Godbole (INL), John Johnson (University of Minnesota), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Ryan Spangler (INL)
