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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Nominations for national awards open for 2023 ANS Annual Meeting
Nominations for the 2023 Annual Meeting awards are now being accepted, through the deadline of March 1. Hash Hashemian, chair of the ANS Honors and Awards Committee, urged members in a letter posted online to nominate their peers: “Your nomination of highly qualified individuals is the key step in recognizing their contributions and ensuring that the ANS Honors and Awards Program is aware of their achievements.” The recipients of the national awards, listed below, will be honored at the 2023 ANS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. Honorees will be notified of their selection by May.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Zachary Spielman (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Janet Davis (ANS)
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Validation of VERA Software for Nuclear Power Plant Life Extension Applications
J. R. Houser (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), S. N. Tyler (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), T. J. Cole (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), W. H. Ferrell (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
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A Recursive Data-Driven Approach to State Variable Selection and Digital Twin Derivation
Haoyu Wang (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL), Richard B. Vilim (ANL), Andrea Alfonsi (INL), Cristian Rabiti (INL)
Use of the Extended Kalman Filter for Cybersecurity Assessment in a Closed-Loop Digital Twin Testbed
R. Busquim e Silva (IAEA), J.R. C. Piqueira (Univ. of Sao Paulo), R. P. Marques (Univ. of Sao Paolo)
Explainable and Trustworthy Diagnostics Achievable Through Process-Based Automated Reasoning
R. Vilim (ANL), T. Nguyen (ANL), R. Ponciroli (ANL)
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