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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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Diablo Canyon completes dry storage campaign, seeks ISFSI license renewal
Holtec International announced that it has completed the campaign to transfer Diablo Canyon’s spent nuclear to dry storage ahead of its planned schedule, paving the way for the continued operation of the central California nuclear power plant.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
Nuclear criticality safety is of high demand today in nuclear industry and at national laboratories across the the entire nuclear engineering enterprise. There are tremendous workforce needs in criticality safety. To respond to the need, universities are developing individual courses and comprehensive academic pipelines. This panel will bring experts from universities and national laboratories to have a discussion analyzing growing demands and developing capabilities to meet those demands.
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