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Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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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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ANS designates Armour Research Foundation Reactor as Nuclear Historic Landmark
The American Nuclear Society presented the Illinois Institute of Technology with a plaque last week to officially designate the Armour Research Foundation Reactor a Nuclear Historic Landmark, following the Society’s decision to confer the status onto the reactor in September 2024.
Edward L. Quinn (Technology Resources), Ludovic Pietre-Cambacedes (EdF), Thomas Walter (Preussen Elektra), Juergen Bochtler (Siemens AG), Richard Wood (Univ of Tennessee)
Proceedings | Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference (2018 PBNC) | San Francisco, CA, September 30-October 4, 2018 | Pages 153-162
This paper provides an overview of the existing and new cybersecurity standards for nuclear power plants around the world.
The IEC 62645 is the top level standard by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on the issue of cybersecurity requirements for digital instrumentation and control (I&C) systems. It focuses on computer security programmes, architectures and system development processes to prevent and/or minimize the impact of cyberattacks.
The IEC 62859 is a newly approved standard, issued at the end of 2016, which coordinates safety and cybersecurity requirements for I&C systems.
The new project on security controls, IEC 63096, will produce a catalog of cybersecurity measures, enabling in a detailedand technical manner, solutions to fulfill the high-level requirements set by the aforementioned standards.
