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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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ANS Winter Conference: DOE, NRC leaders stress need for speedier nuclear approval
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Chris Wright
During speeches at the American Nuclear Society’s Winter Conference & Expo, happening this week in Washington, D.C., Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair David Wright both promised that the Trump administration will speed up nuclear reviews so the U.S. can maintain leadership in nuclear energy.
The DOE’s Wright took a stab at the NRC’s traditionally slow bureaucratic processes in approving primarily large light water reactors in the past, saying that the agency needs to speed up to meet the greater demand for new small modular reactors.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Anemone
Session Chair:
Jooyoung Park
Alternate Chair:
Anna Hall
Session Organizer:
Casey R. Kovesdi
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Early Demonstration of Human Factors Concepts of Operations for Advanced Reactors
8:00–8:20AM EST
Ronald Boring (INL), Thomas Ulrich (INL), Roger Lew (Univ. Idaho)
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Autonomous Algorithm Mitigating a Loss of DHRS During Mid-Loop Operations
8:20–8:40AM EST
Shirley A. Yong (Univ. Idaho), Dakota Roberson (Univ. Idaho), David Arcilesi (Univ. Idaho)
Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation for Representative Human Reliability Analysis Methods
8:40–9:00AM EST
Jooyoung Park (INL), Ronald Boring (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Seungwoo Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Dongwon Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
Enhanced Method of Evaluating the Training/Experience Performance-Shaping Factor Using Objective Metrics
9:00–9:20AM EST
Jisuk Kim (INL), Jooyoung Park (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL)
Utilizing ROVs and Photogrammetry for Improved Inspection of Nuclear Plants
9:20–9:40AM EST
Andrew Lawrence (Deep Trekker)
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