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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Fan Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Developing an AI-Powered Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Framework for Malware Prevention in Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:20AM EST
Sajedul Talukkder (Southern Illinois Univ.), Palash Kumar Bhowmik (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Towards a Cyber-Physical Testbed for Cybersecurity Research in Nuclear Environments
10:20–10:40AM EST
Vasileios Theos (Purdue), Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue), True Miller (Purdue), Brian Jowers (Purdue), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Simulating Quantum Key Distribution for Nuclear Reactor Communications with NuQKD
10:40–11:00AM EST
Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue), Vasileios Theos (Purdue), Philip G. Evans (ORNL), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Adversarial AI Threats on Digitization of Nuclear Power Plants
11:00–11:20AM EST
Kishor Datta Gupta (Clark Atlanta Univ.), Sajedul Talukder (Southern Illinois Univ.), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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