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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
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom G
Session Chair:
Antonio Di Buono
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Session Organizer:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
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Revisiting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Improved Coverage in Nuclear Plants
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Imtiaz Nasim (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Ahmed. S. Ibrahim (Florida International University), Shannon L. Eggers (INL)
Paper
Parametric Reliability Analysis of Wireless Monitoring Systems in Star and Single Repeater Topology Using Discrete Event Simulation
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Madison McCarthy (Kinectrics AES, Inc.)
Distributed Wireless Remote Sensing in Special Nuclear Material Storage Facilities
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Henry D. Kane (The University of Manchester), Peter R. Green (The University of Manchester), Antonio D. Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Neil Cockbain (National Nuclear Laboratory)
Capturing Stakeholder Requirements for Wireless Instrumentation and Control in Advanced Nuclear Technologies: A Survey-Based Approach
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Antonio Di Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Ben Carroll (Delkia), Peter Hudson (Delkia)
Digitisation of NPP I&C Systems via Wireless Technologies
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Peter Bishop (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Antonio D. Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory, UK), Gareth Fletcher (Adelard, Part of NCC Group), Sofia D. Guerra (Themistoclea), Dean Yates (Adelard, Part of NCC Group)
Considerations for Wireless Technology Deployment in the Nuclear Industry
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Chad J. Kiger (AMS Corporation)
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