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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Japan to survey Pacific island for potential HLW repository
Japan will study the possibility of siting a deep geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste on the remote island of Minamitorishima, about 1,200 miles southeast of Tokyo.
Masaaki Shibuya, mayor of the village of Ogasawara, reportedly expressed his willingness to allow Japan’s government to proceed with a preliminary survey, called a literature survey, of the island, which is one of several within the Ogasawara Islands.
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|Houston/Kansas City
Session Chair:
Daniel Sluder (INL)
Alternate Chairs:
Ha H. Bui
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Probability Estimation Using Monte Carlo Simulation of Boolean Logic on Hardware-Accelerated Platforms
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Hasibul Hossain Rasheeq (NCSU), Egemen M. Aras (NCSU), Kirill Shumilov (NCSU), Jordan T. Boyce (INL), Stephen T. Wood (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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An Efficient Method for Risk Updating to Support Nuclear Plant Operation
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Mohamed Y. Nassar (Univ. Maryland), Joseph O'Leary (University of Maryland, A. James Clark School of Engineering), Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland)
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Modern PRA Development and Quality Assurance
1:40–2:00PM CDT
David Grabaskas (ANL), Tyler Starkus (ANL)
Git Application for Configuration Control Programs of Advanced Nuclear Power Plants
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Mostafa Hamza (X-energy), H Liao (X-energy), Drew Nigh (X-energy), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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