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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ADP on track to complete major D&D work at Crystal River-3 this summer
Advanced Decommissioning Partners, a joint venture of NorthStar Group Services and Orano USA, is set to complete major decommissioning activities at Crystal River-3 nuclear power plant in Florida this summer, according to the license termination plan (LTP) the company submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|300A
Session Chair:
Valentin Rychkov (EDF)
Alternate Chair:
Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang University)
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
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Common Cause Failures -- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Kenneth Kiper (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mark Wishart (EPRI), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Matthew Degonish (Ameren)
Presented by Joshua Beckton (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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Recent Trends in Initiating Event Frequencies for Low Power Shutdown Events in the United States
3:40–4:05PM EDT
Doug Hance (EPRI), Leo Shanley (Jensen Hughes), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Risk-Informed Comparison of Atmospheric Plume Models for Dose-Based Advanced Reactor Licensing Siting
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Jeffrey Wang (Georgia Tech), Daniel Clayton (Sandia), Shaheen Azim Dewji (Georgia Tech)
Implementing Offsite Power Fragilities for High Winds Assessments
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Ricky Summitt (ENERCON), Greg Meinweiser (ENERCON)
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