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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
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 National Laboratories), 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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