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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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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Technical Session|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Saturday, April 6, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Hammond Room 220
Session Chair:
Kelly Varnell (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Stiphany Ta Tieu (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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An INDEPTH Analysis of Spent Pebbles
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Benjamin A. Impson (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Paper
Design and Fabrication of a Cone-Segments System to Implement Expansion Tests in Nuclear Fuel Cladding
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Lilith Miller (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Combined Lattice Physics Fuel Management Optimization for Boiling Water Reactors
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Cole A. Howard (NCSU), Derek Freeman (NCSU), Joshua Yagozinski (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU)
Levelized Cost of Electricity for SMRs in the State of Virginia
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Ruben Glover (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Aristidis Loumis-Demetrakopoulos (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Supathorn Phongikaroon (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Oleg Korenok (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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