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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Kane
Session Chair:
Carol S. Smidts
Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Session Organizer:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
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Formal Safety Assessment Methods in Olkiluoto 1&2 NPP I&C Renewal Project DIMA
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Antti Pakonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.), Lauri Tuominen (TVO), Mauri Viitasalo (TVO), Pekka Nuutinen (TVO)
Paper
Experiment Design for Validating the Instrumentation and Control Design Evaluation Method
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Xiaoxu Diao (The Ohio State University), Pavan Kumar Vaddi (The Ohio State University), Carol S. Smidts (The Ohio State University)
A Time Series Forecasting Technical Validation of the PRIMaL Dataset Benchmark
3:55–4:15PM CDT
William S. Richards (Purdue Univ.), Zachery T. Dahm (Purdue Univ.), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Multi-Agent AI Collaboration for Digital Twin Development and Assessment
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Paridhi Athe (NCSU), Nam T. Dinh (NCSU), Linyu Lin (INL)
Comparing Control Performance Between Simulation and Experiment Using the Microreactor Automated Control System Testbed
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Jacob A. Farber (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL), Maria Coelho (INL), Marcio de Queiroz (INL), Ahmad Al Rashdan (INL)
The Development of Compact Main Control Board for Digital Modification in the Nuclear Power Plant
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Yusuke Yamada (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Kenji Mashio (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Mizuki Kasamatsu (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Kazuya Fujiwara (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Tomohiro Hotta (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
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