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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Katrina Groth
Alternate Chair:
Ha H. Bui
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Rancor-HUNTER: Using a Simulator Engine for Realistic Human Performance Modeling of Nuclear Power Operations
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Ronald Boring (INL), Roger Lew (University of Idaho), Thomas Ulrich (INL), Jooyoung Park (INL), Jisuk Kim (INL), Olugbenga Gideon (University of Idaho)
Paper
Dependent Time Model for Human Reliability Analysis with Performance Shaping Factors
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Gyun Seob Song (Chung-Ang University), Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang University)
Comparison of NRC IDHEAS-ECA to EPRI HRA Approach
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Jeffery Julius (Jensen Hughes), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes), Mary Presely (EPRI)
Novel Quantitative Causal Logic Models for Human Reliability Analysis
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Camille S. Levine (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Katrina M. Groth (University of Maryland)
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