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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301D
Session Chair:
Horst Miedl (TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH)
Alternate Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Session Organizer:
Edward L. Quinn
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Experience with Using International Guidance to Design Accident Monitoring Instrumentation for New Small Passive Reactors
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Mark J. Burzynski (NewClear Day), Shelby Small (GE-Hitachi)
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Smart Device Safety Demonstration -- Proportional Approach Taking into Account System Context
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Sofia Guerra (Adelard), Luke Hinde (Adelard), Ben Phillips (Adelard)
Development of an Update to ISA S67.04 and RP 67.04: "Setpoints for Nuclear Safety-Related Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Plants"
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Ryan Hoover (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions), Ron Jarrett (Technology Resources), Kirklyn R. Melson (Melson Engineering and Technical Services), David Rahn (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Assessment of Model-Based Systems Engineering Processes in a Regulatory Review Context for Digital Instrumentation and Controls in Nuclear Power Plants
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Derek Halverson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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