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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Disease-resistant cauliflower created through nuclear science
International Atomic Energy Agency researchers have helped scientists on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius to develop a variety of cauliflower that is resistant to black rot disease. The cauliflower was developed through innovative radiation-induced plant-breeding techniques employed by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Katya Le Blanc is a senior human factors scientist whose research has improved operator interfaces for control of energy systems including nuclear power plant equipment in the field and in the control room, transmission system technologies, and interfaces for accelerator control systems. She is a skilled researcher who investigates a diverse range of topics from human factors in cyber security to developing innovative methods to measure human performance in complex environments. She is a passionate mentor who prioritizes developing students and junior members of her team to reach their full potential as researchers. She has demonstrated leadership as a principal investigator for more than a dozen projects and is currently the deputy national technical director of the cybersecurity program for the Department of Energy's office of Nuclear Energy. Katya has over 100 technical publications in the subject of human factors in the energy sector. She is a senior member of IEEE and holds a PhD and master’s degree in cognitive psychology from New Mexico State University and a BS in psychology from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
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