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Studsvik applies to build more reactors; Sweden seeks majority control of SMR company
New developments in Sweden’s nuclear energy industry continue to make headlines. Last week, Swedish engineering services firm Studsvik submitted an application to build between 600 MWe and 1,400 MWe of new nuclear power capacity “at and around” its Nyköping Municipality headquarters. Separately, the Swedish government is looking to acquire a majority ownership stake in Videberg Kraft AB.
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)