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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Thursday, July 20, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301A
Session Chair:
Paul J. Hunton
Alternate Chair:
Xiaoxu Diao
Session Organizer:
Edward L. Quinn
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — QUINN -- IEC System SW Vulnerability Management for ANS NPIC & HMIT
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Garcia- NEA's Consensus Position on Regulatory Inspections of DI&C Systems and Components Important to Safety used at Nuclear Power Plants
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Nuclear Energy Agency's Consensus Position on Regulatory Inspections of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems and Components Important to Safety used at Nuclear Power Plants – Inspection Framework
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Ismael L. Garcia (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Analyzing Defense-in-Depth Properties of Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control System Architectures Using Ontologies
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Kim Björkman (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Antti Pakonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Development of a new IEC Technical Report on System Software Vulnerability Management and System Software End-of-Life Management for I&C and Electrical Power Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Juergen E. Bochtler (Siemens Energy Global), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
Model-Checking I&C Logics -- Practical Examples
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Antti Pakonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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