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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Zahra Mohaghegh
Alternate Chair:
Carl Richard (Rick) R. Grantom
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Interactions of Human Performance, Physical Failure Mechanisms, and Organizational Factors in Socio-Technical Risk Analysis of Complex Technological Systems
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Muhammad Hammad Khalid (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Ha H. Bui (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Seyed-A. Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Vicki Bier (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cheri Ostroff (University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia), Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
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Development of a Novel Risk-Based Economic Framework to Assist Microreactor Deployment
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Nahuel Guaita (INL), Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Mauricio T. Retamales (INL), Silvio Guaita (University of North Carolina)
Common-Cause Failure Parameter Estimates with Causal Alpha Factor Model, Component-Specific Priors, and More
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Zhegang Ma (INL), Sai Zhang (INL), Christopher Hunter (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Ali Mosleh (University of California, Los Angeles), James Knudsen (INL), John Lane (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kevin Coyne (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Tackle the Complexity of PRA Models: What Does Define It?
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Claudia Picoco (EDF R&D), François Sauvaget (EDF R&D), Mohamed Hibti (EDF R&D), Mouna RIFI (EDF R&D)
Experience with PRA Training and Hands-on Implementation
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Hugo P. Campanella (Engineering Planning and Management, Inc)
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