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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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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hinkley Point C gets over $6 billion in financing from Apollo
U.S.-based private capital group Apollo Global has committed £4.5 billion ($6.13 billion) in financing to EDF Energy, primarily to support the U.K.’s Hinkley Point C station. The move addresses funding needs left unmet since China General Nuclear Power Corporation—which originally planned to pay for one-third of the project—exited in 2023 amid U.K. government efforts to reduce Chinese involvement.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|3:05–4:50PM EST |Columbia 10
Session Chairs:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Kevin R. O'Kula (Amentum Technical Services)
Alternate Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Aaron S. Epiney (INL)
Student Assistant:
Zayed Ahmed
This paper session will start with listed the round of paper presentations and we will end session with “Highlights from the PSA Meeting” panel talk starting at 4:30PM (EST). For those members who did not attend the PSA 2021, this will be a good opportunity to learn the meeting highlights. The winners of the first PSA Graduate Research Lightning Round will be recognized: Austin Lewis (Best Student Presentation) and Andres Ruiz-Tagle (Best Early-Stage Student Presentation)
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Uncertainty-Aware Limit Surface Search Algorithm Using Deep Neural Network
3:10–3:30PM EST
Junyong Bae (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Jong Woo Park (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Paper
A Case Study of Scenario Optimization Framework for Dynamic PSA in Small Loss of Coolant Accident
3:30–3:50PM EST
Jong Woo Park (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Severe Accident Management Guidelines - Their Qualities and Shortcomings
3:50–4:10PM EST
George Vayssier (NSC Netherlands)
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