W9 Me, Myself, and AI: New Frontiers in the Age of Human-AI Operations

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
• 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
• Joe Halackna, eVinci Microreactor Chief Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company
  Reimagining the Nuclear Industry with AI
   

SESSION COORDINATOR(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