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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Bipartisan Fusion Energy Act pushes for regulatory clarity
Padilla
Sen. Alex Padilla (D., Calif.) introduced the Fusion Energy Act (S. 4151) last month with a bipartisan group of cosponsors—John Cornyn (R., Texas), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), Todd Young (R., Ind.), and Patty Murray (D., Wash.). The legislation would codify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulatory authority over commercial fusion energy systems to streamline the creation of clear federal regulations that will support the development of commercial fusion power plants—and would require a report within one year on a study of risk- and performance-based, design-specific licensing frameworks for “mass-manufactured fusion machines.
“Congress must do everything in its power to ensure continued U.S. leadership in developing commercial fusion energy facilities,” said Padilla as he introduced the bill. “The Fusion Energy Act would provide regulatory certainty for investors as the NRC develops and streamlines frameworks for such facilities.”
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301B
Session Chair:
Ronald L. Boring
Alternate Chair:
Jonghyun Kim
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Evaluation of the Reliability of the Emergency Response Organizations of Nuclear Power Plants Based on the Resilience Concept
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Jaehyun Kim (Chosun Univ.), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.)
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An Experimental Investigation of Students' Learning Effects when Using a Simplified Nuclear Simulator
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Taewon Yang (Chosun Univ.), Jooyoung Park (INL), Ronald Boring (INL), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.)
Development of Automatic Human System Performance Evaluation System
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Kenji Mashio (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
An Empirical Study on the Impact to Human Performance Caused by Fundamental Surprise According to the Real-Sense of Earthquake in Nuclear Power Plants
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Sa Kil Kim (KAERI), In Seok Oh (KAERI), Yong Hee Lee (KAERI), Jang Yeol Kim (KAERI)
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