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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
No electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged by the chimney with care
With the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Monday, July 17, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|301A
Session Chair:
Taejin Kim
Alternate Chair:
Thomas A. Ulrich
Session Organizer:
Ronald L. Boring
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Human Factors Considerations for Remote Operation of Small Modular Reactors
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Claire Blackett (Institute for Energy Technology), Gyrd Skraaning (Institute for Energy Technology), Magnhild Kaarstad (Institute for Energy Technology), Maren H. Rø Eitrheim (Institute for Energy Technology)
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Development of Scalable HFE Review Guidance for Advanced Reactors
3:40–4:05PM EDT
David Desaulniers (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Stephen Fleger (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Brian Green (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Niav Hughes Green (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jesse Seymour (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), John O'Hara (Brookhaven)
The Role of HFE for Multi-Reactors Control Rooms for SMR
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Luis Rejas (Tecnatom), Mateo Ramos (Tecnatom)
Function Allocation Perspectives for Advanced Reactors
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Ronald L. Boring (INL), Torrey Mortenson (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Roger Lew (Univ. Idaho)
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