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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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EnCore receives BLM authorization for dormant uranium project
EnCore Energy announced on June 18 that the Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision and approved the Dewey Burdock uranium project, authorizing the company to begin construction for the uranium in situ recovery project in southwestern South Dakota.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Michelle Bensi
Alternate Chair:
Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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A Revised JHEP Quantification Approach to Remove Conservatism and Improve Model Functionality for PRA Applications
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Annika MacLeod (Jensen Hughes), Robert Kirchner (Jensen Hughes), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes)
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A Traceable Process for Evaluating the Novel Impacts of Digital Systems in Human Reliability Analysis (HRA)
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Mary Presley (EPRI), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes), Jeff Julius (Jensen Hughes)
Impact Assessment During the Migration of the Human Reliability Analysis to the HRACalculator® Tool in the LPSD PRA for Ascó 1&2 NPP
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Matilde Saiz Cordoba (Westinghouse Electric Spain, S.A.U.), Jose Ignacio Alonso Marin (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vicente Nos (Westinghouse Technology Services), Hector Hernández Escolano (Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós)
A Dynamic Human Reliability Analysis Approach Using Continuous Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method: Establishment of a Conceptual Computational Framework for Adaptation in Continuously Evolving Environments
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Chun-Yen LI (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Yukihiro Kirimoto (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)