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NASA, DOE solidify collaboration on a lunar surface reactor
NASA and the Department of Energy have announced a “renewed commitment” to their mutual goal of supporting research and development for a nuclear fission reactor on the lunar surface to provide power for future missions. The agencies have signed a memorandum of understanding that “solidifies this collaboration and advances President Trump’s vision of American space superiority.”
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Northwestern/Ohio State
Session Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Alternate Chair:
Egemen Aras
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Study on Risk Classification Method for Unplanned Reactor Trip Based on Trip Fault Tree
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Xiwen Xie (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Lanxin Gong (University of Science and Technology of China), Changhong Peng (Univ. Science and Technology of China)
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Simulation-Informed Dependency Treatment to Enhance Operational Flexibility, Avoid Production Loss, and Maintain Safety of Operating Plants and Advanced Reactors
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Mohammad A. Albati (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Md Istiaque Ahmed (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Ha Bui (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Seyed Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Rachelle Elizabeth Johnson (Constellation), Suzanne Loyd (Constellation), Harry Liao (x-energy), Jack Anderson (x-energy), Zahra Mohaghegh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
A Risk-Informed Decision Making and Optimized Maintenance Framework for Integrated Energy Systems
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Vera Moiseytseva (ANL), Tat Nghia Nguyen (ANL), Akshay Dave (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL)
Risk-Informed Graded Approach for Reliability and Performance Assessment for Advanced Condition Monitoring Techniques
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Chaitee M. Godbole (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Kazuma Kobayashi (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Edward Chen (INL), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
The Intertwining of Data, Decisions, and Reliability
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Diego Mandelli (INL), Svetlana Lawrence (INL), Todd Anselmi (INL)
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