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Supreme Court declines to hear case involving St. Louis contamination
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to hear an appeal from General Atomics subsidiary Cotter Corporation and Commonwealth Edison, an Exelon company, in a case over alleged radioactive contamination in the St. Louis, Mo., area, leaving in place an 8th Circuit Court ruling that allows the plaintiffs’ state-law tort claims to proceed under the federal Price-Anderson Act.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Plenary Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Addison
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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.
