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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
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Northwestern/Ohio State
Session Chair:
Paul J. Amico
Alternate Chair:
Michelle Bensi
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
This session will finish with a presentation from the University of Maryland detailing findings of a recent industry survey regarding the challenges related to PRA for advanced reactors under a changing climate.
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Lessons Learned and Perspectives Regarding the Probabilistic Treatment of External Hazards Combinations
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Cecile Luzoir (EDF R&D), Thomas Bocquet (EDF), Laetitia Oudin (EDF), Audrey Guihex (EDF), Manon Jouve (EDF)
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Potential AI Applications for Multi-Hazard PRA Model Configuration Control
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Richard C. Anoba (EPM, Inc.)
Evaluation of Recent Advances in Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Yahya A. Alzahrani (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
An Event Tree/Fault Tree Based Methodology for Integrated Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
External Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Advanced Nuclear Power Technologies under Evolving Climate Conditions
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Kaveh Faraji Najarkolaie (Univ. Maryland), Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland), Jennifer L. Irish (Virginia Tech), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland)
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