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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Monday, July 17, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|300B
Session Chair:
Dave Grabaskas (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle Bensi (University of Maryland)
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
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Preliminary Nuclear Containment Vessel Modeling for Multi-Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment Under Seismic Hazards and Concrete Degradation
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Somayajulu L. N. Dhulipala (INL), Albert Dahal (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Amit Jain (INL), Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Paper
Development of PRA-Based Methodology to Determine Minimum Seismic Performance Improvement Targets for Major NPP Equipment
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Seunghyun Jang (KAERI), Junhee Park (KAERI), Min Kyu Kim (KAERI)
A PSA for Low River Water Level at NPP Paks
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Tamas Siklossy (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Bence Burjan (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Nora Eigemann (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute)
Seismic PSA Modeling of Test-Qualified Equipment
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Manuel Pellissetti (Framatome), Heiko Kollasko (Framatome)
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