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Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: W9- Me, Myself, and AI: New Frontiers in the Age of Human-AI Operations
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
As AI and autonomous technologies redefine operational boundaries, questions of safety, trust, and oversight take center stage. This session will explore how AI supports remote and autonomous operations across sectors. The NRC's human factors experts will join industry and Federal leaders to discuss how safety is being preserved and the human-in-the-loop is being reimagined.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Kenneth Armstrong, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Systems Analysis, RES/NRC, Opening Remarks
SPEAKER(S):
Stephanie Morrow, Human Factors Psychologist, Human Factors and Reliability Branch, Division of Risk Analysis, RES/NRC, Human Factors Considerations for AI in Nuclear Power Operations
Chris Ritter, Division Director, Scientific Computing and AI, Idaho National Laboratory
AI for Nuclear Energy
Joe Halackna, eVinci Microreactor Chief Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company
Reimagining the Nuclear Industry with AI
Andreas Bye, Chief Scientist, Program Manager, Institute for Energy Technology OECD NEA Halden Human-Technology-Organization Project AI and Operational Boundaries: How Human-in-the-Loop Enables Faster Deployment
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Dalton Sparks, Human Factors Engineer, RES/NRC tel: (817) 200-1430, e-mail: Dalton.Sparks@nrc.gov
Taylor Lamb, Senior Reactor Systems Engineer (Data Scientist), RES/NRC tel: (301) 415-7128, e-mail: Taylor.Lamb@nrc.gov
Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: W9- Me, Myself, and AI: New Frontiers in the Age of Human-AI Operations
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
As AI and autonomous technologies redefine operational boundaries, questions of safety, trust, and oversight take center stage. This session will explore how AI supports remote and autonomous operations across sectors. The NRC's human factors experts will join industry and Federal leaders to discuss how safety is being preserved and the human-in-the-loop is being reimagined.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Kenneth Armstrong, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Systems Analysis, RES/NRC, Opening Remarks
SPEAKER(S):
Stephanie Morrow, Human Factors Psychologist, Human Factors and Reliability Branch, Division of Risk Analysis, RES/NRC, Human Factors Considerations for AI in Nuclear Power Operations
Chris Ritter, Division Director, Scientific Computing and AI, Idaho National Laboratory
AI for Nuclear Energy
Joe Halackna, eVinci Microreactor Chief Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company
Reimagining the Nuclear Industry with AI
Andreas Bye, Chief Scientist, Program Manager, Institute for Energy Technology OECD NEA Halden Human-Technology-Organization Project AI and Operational Boundaries: How Human-in-the-Loop Enables Faster Deployment
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Dalton Sparks, Human Factors Engineer, RES/NRC tel: (817) 200-1430, e-mail: Dalton.Sparks@nrc.gov
Taylor Lamb, Senior Reactor Systems Engineer (Data Scientist), RES/NRC tel: (301) 415-7128, e-mail: Taylor.Lamb@nrc.gov
