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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
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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