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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ANS Congressional Fellowship program seeks 2027 applicants
Earlier this week, ANS opened the application process for the 2027 Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship, offering ANS members an opportunity to contribute directly to federal policymaking in Washington, D.C. Applications are due June 6.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Houston/Kansas City
Session Chair:
Robby Christian
Alternate Chair:
F. Gregory Hudson
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Recent Updates to the Dynamic Physical Security Risk Assessment Methodology for Light Water Reactors
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Robby Christian (INL), Steven Prescott (INL), Shawn St. Germain (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Christopher P. Chwasz (INL), Andrew E. Johnson (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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The Value of Developing Quantitative Estimates of Attack Likelihood for Risk-Informed Security
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Tim Sande (Enercon Services, Inc.)
A Risk-Informed Framework for Managing Nuclear Facility Security Risks
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Lon Dawson (Sandia), Rick Grantom (CR Grantom & Associates, LLC), Greg Hudson (Metcalfe PLLC), Tim Sande (Enercon Services, Inc.), Ricky Summitt (Enercon Services, Inc.), Bob Youngblood (INL)
Evaluating Security Performance Indicators for Risk-informed Performance-based regulation in the Republic of Korea
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Hyunjoo Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control), Subong Lee (Korea Insitute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control)
Performing Numerical Analysis of Cybersecurity Options Using Dynamic Risk Analysis Tool EMRALD
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Steven Prescott (INL), Emerald Ryan (INL), Courtney Otani (INL), Justin Welch (INL)
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