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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
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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