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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Spent fuel transfer project completed at INL
Work crews at Idaho National Laboratory have transferred 40 spent nuclear fuel canisters into long-term storage vaults, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has reported.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session|Panel
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palm A
Session Chair:
David S. Grabaskas
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Matthew D. Bucknor
The U.S. nuclear industry is currently in the middle of a historic shift towards the utilization of risk-informed performance-based (RIPB) design and licensing approaches. Moving from a supporting role, RIPB methods are now leading key reactor decision-making. Such methods permit flexibility and encourage consistency between the plant’s risk profile and appropriate design and licensing actions. However, RIPB approaches are not without their difficulties, including the need for detailed probabilistic assessments and addressing a lack of historic precedent in many areas. This panel explores the current transition to RIPB approaches, including efforts that are currently underway, plans for the future, and hurdles to overcome.
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