ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Mar 2026
Jan 2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
April 2026
Nuclear Technology
February 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
IAEA project aims to develop polymer irradiation model
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new coordinated research project (CRP) aimed at creating a database of polymer-radiation interactions in the next five years with the long-term goal of using the database to enable machine learning–based predictive models.
Radiation-induced modifications are widely applicable across a range of fields including healthcare, agriculture, and environmental applications, and exposure to radiation is a major factor when considering materials used at nuclear power plants.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301B
Session Chair:
Jerry Mauck
Alternate Chair:
Tate Shorthill
Session Organizer:
Edward L. Quinn
To access session resources, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Approaches for D3 Analysis for Advanced Reactor Deployment
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Best Estimate and Uncertainty Analysis for Safety Analysis and Plant Margins UPDATED_ 2023
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Approaches for Defense-in-Depth and Diversity (D3) for Advanced Reactor Deployment
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Jerry Mauck (Paragon Energy Solutions), Glenn Lang (Paragon Energy Solutions), Michael Howard (Numerical Solutions), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
Paper
U.S. NRC Staff's Focus to Expand the Use of Risk-Informed Approaches to Address Digital Instrumentation and Controls Common-Cause Failures
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Samir Darbali (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Steven Alferink (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Norbert Carte (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Best Estimate and Uncertainty Analysis for Safety Analysis and Plant Margins
1:50–2:15PM EDT
K. Ivanov (NINE), M. Avramova (NINE), M. Modro (NINE), M. Cherubini (NINE), A. Petruzzi (NINE), Edward L. (Ted) Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
An Approach to Modeling Postulated Software Common Cause Failures of Diverse Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Tate Shorthill (Univ. Pittsburgh), Han Bao (INL), Edward Chen (NCSU), Sai Zhang (INL), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.