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12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair:
Michael Muhlheim (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Derek Halverson (NRC)
Staff Producer:
Dan Goldberg (ANS)
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Embedded Digital Device Considerations in Commercial Grade Dedication
John R. Hendricks (Curtiss-Wright Nuclear), Mike Wooldridge (Curtiss-Wright Nuclear)
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Software Reliability Testing of Digital Devices for Nuclear Power Applications
B.D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), R.T. Wood (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), C. Elks (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), C. Smidts (Ohio State Univ.)
EPRI Guidance on Designing and Managing Embedded Digital Components
Matt Gibson (EPRI)
Operating Experience and its Relationship to Embedded Digital Devices in Safety Systems
M. D. Muhlheim (ORNL), D. S. Halverson (U.S. NRC), W.P. Poore (ORNL)
The Role of Certification in the Safety Demonstration of COTS EDDs
Sofia Guerra (Adelard), Luke Hinde (Adelard)
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