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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|4:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Casey Kovesdi (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jeffrey C. Joe
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble
Staff Producer:
Pat Schroeder (ANS)
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Addressing Human and Organizational Factors in Nuclear Industry Modernization: A Sociotechnically-Based Strategic Framework
Marvin J. Dainoff (Marvin J. Dainoff, LLC), Lawrence Hettinger (Lawrence Hettinger, LLC), Lewis Hanes (Consultant), Jeffrey C. Joe (INL)
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The XE-100 Human Factors Engineering Licensing Roadmap
Borja Hervás (Tecnatom), Luis Rejas (Tecnatom)
Key Constructs for Reasonable Confidence in System Validation Programs
Robert B. Fuld (Consultant), Jeffrey C. Joe (INL), Ryan S. Flamand (NuScale Power)
A Methodology to Support the Development of a New State Vision for the United States Nuclear Industry
C. Kovesdi (INL), Z. Spielman (INL), R. Hill (INL), T. Miyake (INL), J. Mohon (INL)
Qualified Display System (QDS): A Safety Class 1 HMI for Monitoring and Controlling Safety Nuclear I&C Systems
Stéphane Nouketchessi Simo (Framatome), Mathieu Allory (Framatome)
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