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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
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 (Univ. 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 Univ.), Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.)
Comparison of NRC IDHEAS-ECA to EPRI HRA Approach
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Jeffery Julius (Jensen Hughes), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes), Mary Presley (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 (Univ. Maryland)