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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Mark Peters: Building on a strong foundation
Summer at the American Nuclear Society carries with it a sense of renewed momentum as the incoming president takes office and starts making plans for the year ahead. This has been particularly true in the last few years, as nuclear energy moves into a new era marked by broader public interest, stronger policy support, and a growing sense of possibility across the field. Mark Peters, the Society’s 72nd president, shares that optimism—and he is focused on turning it into results.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Purdue/Wisconsin
Session Chair:
Karl N. Fleming
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Nathan R. DeKett
For in-scope structures, systems, and components (SSCs), applications such as the Licensing Modernization Project (NEI 18-04 Rev. 1) and Reliability Integrity Management (ASME BPVC Section XI Division 2) call for setting low-level reliability targets that collectively satisfy various higher-level risk goals and also satisfy considerations related to defense in depth. In a specific plant design application, given • a PRA, • SSC-level reliability targets, • the associated SSC-level capability requirements assumed in the PRA, and • a good understanding of the stressors and processes that degrade the constituent materials of those SSCs, the processes associated with monitoring and non-destructive examination can be formulated so as to show whether SSC-level targets are being satisfied in operation. If they are not being satisfied, satisfaction of the plant-level goals may be threatened. The reliability targets chosen clearly affect not only the safety case, but also the resource implications of the required monitoring and non-destructive examination. The process of setting reliability targets is not yet standard, and panel discussion of that topic is expected to be fruitful.