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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Purdue/Wisconsin
Session Chair:
David Grabaskas
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jonathen Facemire
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Defining Risk Metrics for Non-Light-Water Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Gerardo Martinez-Guridi (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - 11545 Rockville Pike), Matthew J. Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jeffery Wood (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Martin Stutzke (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Hanh K. Phan (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Risk Measures for Advanced Reactors: eVinci PRA Implementation
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Oleg Boychenko (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Patrick Kapral (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Risk Metric Guidance for Advanced Reactors
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Eric A. Thornsbury (EPRI), Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes Inc.), Chloe Howard (Jensen Hughes)
An NRC Perspective on Nuclear Power Plant System Risk Margin
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Cory Parker (US NRC), Matthew J. Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Stephen Cumblidge (US NRC), Dan Widrevitz (US NRC)
Development of Risk Informed Systems Engineering (RISE) Platform for Uncovering Safety Margin in LWRs through Realistic Characterization of Dose Consequences
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Michael G. Mankosa (FPoliSolutions LLC), Cesare Frepoli (FPoliSolutions LLC), Matt Norris (FPoliSolutions)
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