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Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NextGen MURR Working Group established in Missouri
The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has created the NextGen MURR Working Group to serve as a strategic advisory body for the development of the NextGen MURR (University of Missouri Research Reactor).
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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