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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Ha H. Bui
Alternate Chair:
Rawan Mustafa
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Fire PRA Human Failure Event Dependency Considerations with FLEX
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Dillon Sanders (Engineering Planning & Management, Inc.), Casey Weiser (Duke Energy Corporation)
Paper
Extending A Mathematical Equation for Quantification of FLEX Action Dependencies
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Yochan Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Jaewhan Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Jinkyun Park (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Applying the SPAR-H Human Reliability Methodology to FLEX Strategies
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Sergio Courtin (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), César Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
Human Reliability Analysis of Crew during Emergency Operations in Confined Environments
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Jayaparvathy Raman (Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering), Sheeba A. Arulraj (Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering)
Overview of Credible Dependent Failure Mechanism (CDFM) Dependency Methodology - A New EPRI HRA Dependency Method
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Katherine K. Gunter (Jensen Hughes Inc.), Eric A. Thornsbury (EPRI), Jeffrey A. Julius (Jensen Hughes), Annika Macleod (Jensen Hughes)
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