Wednesday PSA Plenary: Risk-Informed, Performance-Based: The Future of Risk -- ANS / Conferences / 2025 ANS Annual Conference / 19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)

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Moderator

Dave Grabaskas

Argonne National Laboratory

Karl Fleming

KNF Consulting

Ali Mosleh

University of California, Los Angeles

Zahra Mohaghegh

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Matthew Denman

Kairos Power

This forward-looking plenary session will explore how risk-informed, performance-based methods, practices, and regulations must evolve to support both industry and regulatory decision-making in the decades ahead. Panelists will analyze innovative strategies for maintaining nuclear safety amid uncertainty, while enabling the efficient development and deployment of emerging technologies. The session will also highlight educational initiatives essential to preparing the next generation of the nuclear workforce. Drawing on extensive experience in research, education, and industry applications, panelists will identify key methodological and regulatory gaps and offer recommendations for strengthening the future of nuclear safety and technological viability.

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