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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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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Fairchild East/West
Session Chairs:
Nathan Ryan (Univ. Illinois)
Hannah Patenaude (Univ. Nevada Las Vegas)
Alternate Chair:
Sven O. Bader (Orano Federal Services)
Session Organizer:
This panel will provide the current status of, and advancements occurring in, international repository programs and provide an update on the status of the Consent-Based Siting (CBS) process pursued domestically. The focus of this panel will be on providing an update on the tangible progress made on the repository programs in Canada, Finland, France, Sweden, and Switzerland, as well as discussing the lessons learned from these programs that may be of benefit to the U.S. CBS process. In addition to the repositories, this panel will identify progress made on support facilities integral to the use of the repositories (e.g., repackaging).
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