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The when, where, why, and how of RIPB design
The American Nuclear Society’s Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) held another presentation in its monthly Community of Practice (CoP) series.
Watch the full webinar here.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, June 9, 2020|4:35–6:20PM EDT
Session Chair:
Shannon Eggers (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
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Staff Producer:
Michel Leana (American Nuclear Society)
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Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Simulation (NICSim) Platform for Investigating Cybersecurity Risks
Mohamed S. El-Genk (Univ. of New Mexico), Timothy M. Schriener (Univ. of New Mexico), Christopher C. Lamb (Sandia National Laboratories)
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Programmable Logic Controller of a Pressurized Water Reactor Core Protection Calculator
Mohamed S. El-Genk (Univ. of New Mexico), Andrew Hahn (Univ. of New Mexico), Timothy M. Schriener (Univ. of New Mexico)
Pressurizer Model and PLCs for Investigation of Cybersecurity of PWR Plants
Mohamed S. El-Genk (Univ. of New Mexico), Ragai M. Altamimi (Univ. of New Mexico), Timothy M. Schriener (Univ. of New Mexico)
Steam Generator Model and Controller for Cybersecurity Analyses of Digital I&C Systems in PWR Plants
Mohamed S. El-Genk (Univ. of New Mexico), Timothy M. Schriener (Univ. of New Mexico)
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