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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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NRC’s David Wright visits the Hill and more NRC news
Wright
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the spotlight today for three very different reasons. First, NRC Chair David Wright was on the Hill yesterday for his renomination hearing in front of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Second, the NRC released its updated milestone schedules according to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) and the executive orders signed by President Trump last month; and third, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 28 former NRC officials have condemned the dismissal of Commissioner Hanson earlier this month.
Technical Session
Wednesday, February 5, 2025|10:10–11:50AM EST|Cumberland B
Session Chair:
Dave Helling (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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Training Program Accreditation: Using Familiar Tools in a Different Way
10:10–10:22AM EST
Grant Herring (Plant Vogtle, Units 3 and 4)
Paper
Small Modular Training for Small Modular Reactors: Case Study for AP300
10:22–10:34AM EST
Jose M. Martin (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Improving Fundamentals in Radiation Protection Training Through Realism
10:34–10:46AM EST
Gregory Gazda (James A. FitzPatrick Clean Energy Center), Timothy Sollenberger (James A. FitzPatrick Clean Energy Center)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Using AI to Create a New Question Bank for Palisades NPP
10:46–10:58AM EST
Learning Objects: The Road to a Data-Driven SAT Process
10:58–11:10AM EST
Jaime Redondo Morais (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Person Based Training: Succeeding in Today's Online Training Environment
11:10–11:22AM EST
Isaac E. Hartsell (Knowledge Objectives)
Presented by Gary Aitken (E3 Services)
Saving the Nuclear Industry: Centralizing Knowledge and Streamlining Content Development
11:22–11:34AM EST
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