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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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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WIPP’s SSCVS: A breath of fresh air
This spring, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that it had achieved a major milestone by completing commissioning of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility—a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the DOE’s geologic repository for defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in New Mexico.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|El Capitan B
Session Chair:
R. A. Borrelli
Alternate Chair:
Fan Zhang
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble
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Evaluation of a QKD Network Structure Suitable for Secure Communications for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
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A Cyber Threat Methodology for Autonomous Control Systems of Advanced Reactors
Patience Lamb (INL), Christopher Spirito (INL), Kevin Kelly (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Wireless Quantum Key Distribution for Small Modular Reactor Secure Communications
Madeleine Roberts (Univ. Chicago), Maria Pantopoulou (Purdue), Lefteri H. Tsoukalas (Purdue), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
The IEC Standard Series on Cybersecurity for I&C and Electrical Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Ludovic Pietre-Cambacedes (EDF), Thomas Walter (PreussenElektra), Juergen Bochtler (Siemens Energy AG)
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