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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Recent surveys confirm high levels of U.S. nuclear support
Surveys have consistently indicated that public support in the United States for the use of nuclear energy has been increasing in recent years. Four recent surveys continue to suggest that near-record-high numbers of Americans support nuclear energy. However, the survey results differ—sometimes widely—in the details of their findings.
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
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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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