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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Technical Session
Thursday, February 11, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST
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Aaron Bergeron
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Richard Gayheart
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James Shehee
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — 34000: Risk Management for Nuclear Professionals
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — 34064: HU Performance Training: Psychology and Immersive Simulation
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — 34088: Using the Full Potential of Your Simulator
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — 34194: Affective Domain use in M&TT at ANO
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Affective Domain Use in Maintenance Training at Arkansas Nuclear One
James Edwards II (ANO - Entergy)
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Human Performance Training: Psychology and Immersive Simulation
Chris Haertel (Ontario Power Generation)
Using the Full Potential of Your Simulator
Michael Hill (Exelon)
Risk Management for Nuclear Professionals
Ramon Martinez (INPO), Paul Magnuson (INPO), Steve Meng (INPO)
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