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IMPRINT Developer’s Workshop:NRC’s Perspective

December 6 -7, 2005

By: Autumn Szabo, CEA

Email: AXS7@NRC.GOV

Phone: 301-415-6587

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The NRC

Organization Mission

Different from military applicationsSimilar HF needs / research

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NRC Activities

Study / validation (1990s)StaffingAlarm systemsRemote Afterloading Brachytherapy

EvaluationStaffing (Development Complete)Operator Workload (Current)

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Why the NRC uses Simulation

Simple Comprehensive Easy to Use Faster than real time data collection Enhances understanding of system Supplements empirical research

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IMPRINT for NRC application

IMPRINT developed for: Early design evaluation Opportunity to affect design Single system acquisition Distributed / environmental extremes

NRC needs: Post-construction evaluation Opportunity to affect operations Multiple variations of similar system evaluation Fixed environment

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Possible Opportunities

Cooperative research Possible uses for Imprint and other variants

Cost sharing Development of future research regarding Imprint

applications Data sharing

Related applications for simulation Any background information related to staffing or

operator workload