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On moving fast and breaking things
Craig Piercycpiercy@ans.org
So much of what is happening in federal nuclear policy these days seems driven by a common approach popularized in the technology sector. Silicon Valley calls it “move fast and break things,” a phrase originally associated with Facebook’s early culture under Mark Zuckerberg. The idea emerged in the early 2000s as software companies discovered that rapid iteration, frequent experimentation, and a willingness to tolerate failure could dramatically accelerate innovation. This philosophy helped drive the growth of the social media, smartphones, cloud computing, and digital platforms that now underpin modern economic and social life.
Today, that mindset is also influencing federal nuclear policy. The Trump administration views accelerated nuclear deployment as part of a broader competition with China for technological and AI leadership. In that context, it seems willing to accept greater operational risk in pursuit of strategic advantage and long-term economic and security objectives.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Kathy Murdoch (ANS)
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Nuclear Power Fault Diagnostics and Preventative Maintenance Optimization
Cody Walker (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Nancy Lybeck (INL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Mike Taylor (EPRI)
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Exelon-Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant Risk-Informed Surveillance Frequency Control Program Implementation for Instrumentation and Control Systems
Karim Habayeb (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Jeremy Torrez (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Andrew Bratek (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), David Poulin (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Anthony Yost (James A. Fitzpatrick NPP), Edward L. (Ted) Quinn (Technology Resources)
Approach to Crediting Self-Diagnostic Features of Digital Instrumentation and Control to Achieve Technical Specifications Surveillance Test Interval Extension
Garill Coles (PNNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Edward (Ted) Quinn (Technical Resources), Ron Jarrett (Technical Resources), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
Topical Report on Implementation of Online Monitoring to Extend Calibration Intervals of Pressure Transmitters
H.M. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), G. W. Morton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B. D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), M.J. Burzynski (NewClear Day, Inc.), R. Olson (Southern Nuclear Operating Co.)
Interactive P&IDS as a Digitalization Experience in Main Control Room and Engineering
Mateo Ramos (Tecnatom), Javier Barroso (Tecnatom), Javier Gil (Tecnatom)
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