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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Purdue/Wisconsin
Session Chair:
Stanley H. Levinson
Alternate Chair:
Ricky Summitt
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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NEI 24-05: Risk-Informed Performance-Based Emergency Planning
3:15–3:35PM CDT
David Grabaskas (ANL), David Young (Nuclear Energy Institute), Karl N. Fleming (KNF Consulting Services LLC), Robert Kahler (Consultant), Amir Afzali (Aalo Atomics), Ben Chen (ANL), Dennis W. Henneke (GE Hitachi), Brandon M. Chisholm (Southern Company), Parthasarathy Chandran (Aalo Atomics)
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Risk-Informed Emergency Planning Zone for Sodium Cooled Reactors: EBR-II Case Study
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Asmaa S. Farag (Nuclear Installations Safety Division), Yahya A. Alzahrani (NCSU), Parthasarathy Chandran (Aalo Atomics), Amy Whitley (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Regulations to Impede Nuclear Accident Response
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Gerry W. Kindred (Tennessee Valley Authority), George Apostolakis (Nuclear Risk Research Center, Tokyo), Wolday Abrha (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Seong D. Kim (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Elizabeth Langille (TVA)
