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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301A
Session Chair:
Anna Hall
Alternate Chair:
Thomas A. Ulrich
Session Organizer:
Ronald L. Boring
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Developing and Implementing Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Requirements for the Finnish Nuclear Industry
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Paula Savioja (Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK)
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Investigating Human Factors Issues in Flexible Operation of Nuclear Power Plants
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Hanna Koskinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Eva Simonsen (Vattenfall), Jari Laarni (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Satu Pakarinen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)
Method to Investigate Cognitive Aging Effects in Nuclear Operations Using the Rancor Microworld Simulator
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Michelle L. Velazquez (Idaho State), Anna Hall (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Roger Lew (Univ. Idaho)
The Next-Generation Control Room: Using the Rancor Microworld Simulator to Modernize Digital Control Rooms
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Ronald L. Boring (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Roger Lew (Univ. Idaho)
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