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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Nuclear News 40 Under 40—2025
Last year, we proudly launched the inaugural Nuclear News 40 Under 40 list to shine a spotlight on the exceptional young professionals driving the nuclear sector forward as the nuclear community faces a dramatic generational shift. We weren’t sure how a second list would go over, but once again, our members resoundingly answered the call, confirming what we already knew: The nuclear community is bursting with vision, talent, and extraordinary dedication.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Thursday, July 20, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|300B
Session Chair:
Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Alternate Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (University of Maryland)
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
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Technical and Regulatory Aspects of Integrating Safety and Security at Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Robby Christian (INL), Steven R. Prescott (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Shawn W. St Germain (INL), Christopher P. Chwasz (INL)
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Risk-Informed Design of Defensive Cybersecurity Architectures for Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Lee T. Maccarone (Sandia), Jacob R. James (Sandia), Daniel R. Sandoval (Sandia), Alexandria W. Haddad (Sandia), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia)
Criteria for Determining the Safety of Wireless Technologies at Nuclear Power Plants
10:50–11:15AM EDT
M. D. Muhlheim (ORNL), L. A. Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), R. J. Belles (ORNL)
Implementation of Risk-Informed Tools to Improve Physical Security Response and Effectiveness
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Ricky Summitt (ENERCON)
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