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NRC to add new items to categorical exclusions list
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has identified five categories of action to add to its list of categorical exclusions to reduce its documentation work under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures.
These revisions are included in the final rule, “Categorical exclusions from environmental review,” which was published in the Federal Register on March 30. The final rule will become effective on April 29.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Thursday, July 20, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Antonio Di Buono
Alternate Chair:
Brent D. Shumaker
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Safety Concerns from the use of Wireless Technologies in Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Erick Martinez Rodriguez (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Potential Impacts to NPP Safety from an EM Event
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Fault Detection of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Using Integrated Electromagnetic Compatibility and Automated Functional Testing
10:50–11:15AM EDT
G.W. Morton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B.D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), D.E. McCarter (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Presented by Chad Kiger (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Design and Implementation of a Sensor Node Prototype for Monitoring Special Nuclear Material Storage Facility
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Antonio Di Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Peter R. Green (Univ. Manchester), Neil Cockbain (National Nuclear Laboratory), Barry Lennox (Univ. Manchester)
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