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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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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 5
Session Chair:
Fan Zhang (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
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Staff Producer:
Ashley Jiminian (ANS)
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Artificial Reasoning System for Symptom-Based Conditional Failure Probability Estimation Using Bayesian Network
Xingang Zhao (ORNL), Michael Golay (MIT)
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Nuclear Power Prognostic Model Assessment for Component Health Monitoring
Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Cody Walker (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Nancy Lybeck (INL)
Multi-Fault System Prognostics of Maintenance Dependent Processes in Nuclear Power Plants
Hang Xiao (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Alex Hines (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Fan Zhang (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), J. Wes Hines (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville)
Combining System Architecture Modelling with Dynamic Process Simulation for Early Stage Fault and Effect Analysis
Joonas Linnosmaa (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), André A. Hauge (Institute for Energy Technology), Fabien Sechi (Institute for Energy Technology), Miki Sirola (Aalto Univ.)
A Process to Assess Latent Failure Risk in Sequential Control Logic During a FMEA
M. McCarthy (Kinectrics), D. K. Masrani (Kinectrics), A. Vieira (Kinectrics)
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