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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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2022 ANS Annual Meeting
June 12–16, 2022
Anaheim, CA|Anaheim Hilton
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Majority of Americans favor new nuclear plants
Pollster Scott Rasmussen reports that 53 percent of American voters support the construction of new nuclear power plants in the United States, while 31 percent oppose new plants. He further reports that 21 percent strongly favor and 14 percent strongly oppose new nuclear facilities.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|11:30AM–1:15PM (12:30–2:15PM EST)|Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Mitchell Mika
Alternate Chair:
Robert B. Hayes
Session Organizer:
Michael Lorne Fensin
Student Assistant:
Maxwell Mudger
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Attachment — Boice slides
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Million Person Study of Low-Dose Radiation Health Effects
11:35–11:55AM (12:35–12:55PM EST)
John D. Boice, Jr. (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements), Lawrence T. Dauer (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
Summary
EPR Dosimetry of Tooth Enamel for Low Dose Epidemiological Studies
11:55AM–12:15PM (12:55–1:15PM EST)
Fatma M. Abdelrahman (NC State Univ.), Robert B. Hayes (NC State Univ.)
Evaluation of Polyethylene and Blank Pulsed Sphere Experiments Using Deuteron Transport Feature in COG
12:15–12:35PM (1:15–1:35PM EST)
Soon S. Kim (LLNL), David P. Heinrichs (LLNL), Edward M. Lent (LLNL)
Gamma Shielding Assessment of Metal Oxide Infused Conformal Coatings
12:35–12:55PM (1:35–1:55PM EST)
Sam Hanson (NC State Univ.), Radek Pudelko (NC State Univ.), Robert B. Hayes (NC State Univ.)
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