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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
August 8–11, 2021
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
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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DOE puts $9.35 million toward high-energy-density plasma research
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science (DOE-SC) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on July 27 announced $9.35 million for 21 research projects in high-energy-density laboratory plasmas. High-energy-density (HED) plasma research, originally developed to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program, has applications in astrophysics, fusion power plant development, medicine, nuclear and particle physics, and radioisotope production.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session|Sponsored by Instrumentation and Controls
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|3:30–5:15PM (4:30–6:15PM EDT)|Room 2
Session Chair:
Paul Hunton (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Richard Wood (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Staff Producer:
Dan Goldberg (ANS)
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Health Monitoring of Digital I&C Systems Using Online Electronic Measurements
B. D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), C. J. Kiger (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), D. E. McCarter (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Summary
Applying Single Failure Criteria to Digital I&C Systems
Richard J. Stattel (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
New Licensing Process for Major Nuclear Digital Safety System Upgrades
Samir Darbali (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Fundamental Principles for the Design, Analysis and Regulation of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems used in Nuclear Power Plants
Steven A. Arndt (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville)
SymPLe: A Complexity-Aware Approach for Realizing Verifiable FPGA-Based Digital I&C for Safety Critical Applications
Richard Hite (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christopher Deloglos (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Athira Jayakumar (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Smitha Gautham (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Aidan Collins (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Abhi Rajagopala (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carl Elks (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Matt Gibson (Electric Power Research Institute)
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