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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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NRC Hanson's renomination clears Senate committee
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The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 18–1 yesterday to advance the renomination of Christopher T. Hanson as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Hanson has been a commissioner since 2020, and was named chair by President Biden in January 2021. The full U.S. Senate will consider Hanson’s nomination later this month.
Voices of support: “Chair Hanson is a dedicated public [servant] who has thoughtfully and . . . skillfully led the [NRC] during his tenure as its chair. Throughout his time on the[NRC], he has demonstrated his commitment to ensuring the safety and the security of our nation’s use of nuclear energy,” said EPW committee chair Tom Carper (D., Del.) before the vote.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Rotunda
Session Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland)
Alternate Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Session Organizer:
Daniel G. Cole
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Tackling Challenges of Digital I&C Implementation in Nuclear Power Plants -- TREVOR TAYLOR TUESDAY
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Non-Nuclear Advanced Controls Testbed
1:00–1:25PM EDT
N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL), Brandon Wilson (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Wesley Williams (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
Paper
Tackling Challenges of Digital I&C Implementation in Nuclear Power Plants
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Steve Yang (NuScale Power), Trevor Taylor (NuScale Power)
A Study on the Solution Methods for Control Problem Caused by Valve Stiction in NPP
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Hosun Ryu (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.), Min-seok Kim (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.)
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