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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Ian Wall—ANS member since 1964
Ian Wall early in his career . . .
I graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Imperial College, London, in 1958. Nuclear power was viewed favorably at the time, so I took a 1-year course on the subject. I was then offered fellowships at Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and thought the latter would be more interesting, so I moved to Cambridge, Mass., to study nuclear engineering. After completing my doctorate in 1964, I joined the American Nuclear Society and took a job with General Electric, then in San Jose, Calif.
In 1967, GE assigned me to explore the use of probability in reactor safety. At that time, the prevailing opinion was that the probability of a severe accident was infinitesimally small and the consequences would be catastrophic.
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
Technical Program Chair:
Elia Merzari (Penn State)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Dillon Shaver (ANL)
Emily Shemon (ANL)
Vaibhav Sinha (Ohio State)
Embedded Topical Meeting
This conference is the 14th in a series organized by ANS’s Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls Division (HFICD). Authors are invited to participate in the International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC & HMIT 2025). Sponsored by the American Nuclear Society (ANS), NPIC & HMIT is the de facto forum for nuclear instrumentation and control and human factors engineering professionals to meet with leaders in industry and academia, discover the state of the technology, exchange information, and discuss future directions. The conference welcomes the submission of full-length technical papers in I&C, human factors, cyber security, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, which will be peer reviewed and published as conference proceedings. Accepted papers must be presented at the conference to be included in the conference proceedings. Papers will be scheduled for either podium presentations or the student competition. SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
General Chair:
Vivek Agarwal (Idaho National Laboratory)
Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Instrumentation & Controls Technical Co-Chairs:
Xingang Zhao (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Syed Bahauddin (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Human Factors Technical Co-Chairs:
Casey Robert Kovesdi (Idaho National Laboratory)
Niav Hughes Green (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Publications Chair:
Fan Zhang (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Since 1978, the ANS biennial topical conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) has been a worldwide forum for communication of major probabilistic risk and safety topics, including issues, methods, applications, insights, policy, research, and risk-informed regulation experience. The 19th PSA meeting, sponsored by the ANS Nuclear Installations Safety Division, will highlight the role of probabilistic methods in understanding uncertainties; improving the safety and security of the current nuclear facilities; and supporting the design, licensing, operation, and other riskinformed applications of the next generation of reactors. PSA 2025 is structured to foster interaction and collaboration across topic areas, leading to increased understanding and application of PSA in all phases of nuclear power plant design and operation. The use of PSA has continually increased over the last decade with reliance on PSAs and associated risk-informed applications at its highest point in nuclear industry history. SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
Honorary Chair:
Karl N. Fleming (KNF Consulting Services LLC)
Rick Grantom (CRG LLC)
Program Chair:
Dave Grabaskas (Argonne National Laboratory)