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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Illinois legislature lifts ban on nuclear energy, funds clean energy
The Illinois General Assembly passed a clean energy bill on October 30 that would, in part, lift a 30-year moratorium on new nuclear energy in the state and create incentives for more energy storage.
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|Houston/Kansas City
Session Chair:
Diego Mandelli
Alternate Chair:
Michelle Bensi
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Co-located with Integrated Energy System
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Kurt G. Vedros (INL), Cody Parkinson (INL)
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Risk Analysis of Large Thermal Extraction from a Nuclear Power Plant: FMEA and PRA of Greater than 25% Steam Extraction
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) of a PEM Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production at a Nuclear Power Plant
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Samantha E. Wismer (University of Maryland), Ahmad Al-Douri (University of Oklahoma), Victoriia Grabovetska (University of Maryland), Katrina M. Groth (University of Maryland)
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