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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chairs:
Subash L. Sharma (UML)
Tri Nguyen (Penn State)
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Modeling of Prismatic High Temperature Reactors in Pronghorn
3:15–3:35PM EST
Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (INL), Mauricio Tano (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL)
Paper
Simulation of a Postulated Severe Assembly Blockage Accident in a Sodium Fast Reactor with the SAS4A/SASSYS-1 Safety Analysis Code
3:35–3:55PM EST
Adrian Tentner (ANL), Taeil Kim (ANL)
CFD Study of Two-Phase Flow in Helical Tube Steam Generator
3:55–4:15PM EST
Doh Hyeon Kim (KAIST), Seunghwan Oh (KAIST), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST)
Simulations of Online Refueling Transients in a Generic Stable Salt Reactor
4:15–4:35PM EST
Thanh Hua (ANL), Yan Cao (ANL), Luke Godfrey (Moltex Energy), Tom Taylor (Moltex Energy)
Influence of Containment Design Parameters on Analysis of Depressurized Loss of Forced Cooling of Gas-Cooled Fast Modular Reactor Using MELCOR Code
4:35–4:55PM EST
WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), SeungKyo Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
