The 13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT 2023, is here soon. NPIC&HMIT is a forum for nuclear instrumentation and control (I&C) and human factors engineering (HFE) professionals to discover the state of the technology and discuss future directions. Come meet us at stand number 11!
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland supports the nuclear industry and regulators internationally through its comprehensive and profound expertise as well as unique experimental and computational infrastructure. Our relevant offerings at NPIC & HMIT and PSA include Apros, FinPSA, Human Factors Engineering, and I&C Model checking.
Our products and services
- FinPSA is a comprehensive risk and reliability analysis tool intended for full scope PSA/PRA modelling
- Apros® is a flexible tool for engineering, testing and training simulators
- Model checking is a powerful method for revealing hard-to-detect I&C logic design issues
- Human Factors Engineering for the safety and productivity of control rooms
Sessions with VTT
NPIC&HMIT | Human Factors Engineering in Nuclear
Investigating Human Factors Issues in Flexible Operation of Nuclear Power Plants
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 | 1:00–2:45 PM EDT
- Hanna Koskinen, VTT
- Eva Simonsen, Vattenfall AB
- Jari Laarni, VTT
- Satu Pakarinen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
NPIC&HMIT | Tools for Human Performance Enhancement in NPPs
Developing Expertise and Collaboration of Nuclear Power Plant Field Operators in Virtual Reality
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | 1:00–2:45 PM EDT
- Satu Pakarinen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Jari O. Laarni, VTT
- Tomi Passi, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Hanna M. Koskinen, VTT
- Kristian Lukander, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Tuisku-Tuuli Salonen, VTT
NPIC&HMIT | Research Reactor I&C
Demonstration of a Model-Based Approach for Formal Verification of I&C Logics
Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 8:00–9:30 AM EDT
- Joonas Linnosmaa, VTT
- Antti Pakonen, VTT
- Jarmo Alanen, VTT
NPIC&HMIT | Digital I&C Reliability
Analyzing Defense-in-Depth Properties of Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control System Architectures Using Ontologies
Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 10:00–11:45 AM EDT
- Kim Björkman, VTT
- Antti Pakonen, VTT
NPIC&HMIT | Digital I&C Reliability
Model-Checking I&C Logics -- Practical Examples
Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 10:00–11:45 AM EDT
- Antti Pakonen, VTT
