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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 10, 2021|10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Jin Kyun Park (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Vinh Dang (PSI)
Session Organizer:
Session Producer:
John Greenwood
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Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Simulations for Probabilistic Safety Assessment: Important Data for Human Reliability Quantification
10:10–10:40AM EST
C. Picoco (EDF), V. Rychkov (EDF)
Paper
Phoenix Human Reliability Analysis Method: Application to a Feed and Bleed Operation
10:40–11:10AM EST
Marilia Ramos (UCLA), Ali Mosleh (UCLA), Kanoko Nishiono (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority), Haruaki Ueda (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority), Yoshikane Hamaguchi (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority)
Human Factors Considerations for Automating Microreactors
11:10–11:40AM EST
Elizabeth S. Fleming (Sandia), Megan Nyre-Yu (Sandia), David L. Luxat (Sandia)
Analysis of Simulator Data for Human Error Probability Using Coupling Method
11:40AM–12:10PM EST
Mahendra Prasad (BARC), Vipul Garg (BARC), Gopika Vinod (BARC)
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