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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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From renaissance to reality: Infrastructure for a global nuclear fuel cycle
Dale Klein
This article was adapted from the author’s speech during a plenary at the 21st International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (PATRAM 2025), San Antonio, Texas, July 2025.
There has been a lot of discussion lately about reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But I want to be clear: When it comes to nuclear safety and security, there is no place for partisan politics. I support efforts to streamline regulatory processes, but the independence and integrity of the NRC must remain sacrosanct. If we are serious about expanding nuclear power and reclaiming our global leadership in nuclear technology, having a strong independent regulator is fundamental.
Right now, we’re on the edge of a global nuclear resurgence driven by rising demand from data centers, growing concerns about energy security, and the need to decarbonize industry.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|300B
Session Chair:
Sai Zhang (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
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An International Survey on the Safety Assessment of Nuclear Installations for Combined External Hazards
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Tamas Siklossy (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Marina Röwekamp (GRS), Gernot Thuma (GRS), John Nakoski (OECD NEA), Dana Havlin Nováková (State Office for Nuclear Safety)
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Identification, Screening, and Assessment of External Event-Induced Hazard Combinations
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Marina Röwekamp (GRS), Dennis W. Henneke (Consulting Engineer), M.K. Ravindra (Consultant), Ayhan Altinyollar (IAEA), Minkyu Kim (KAERI)
External Flood Guidance for Probabilistic Risk Assessment
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Marko Randelovic (EPRI), Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Fluehr (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alan Hackerott (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Presented by Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Alternative Importance Measure for Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessments
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Jeff Riley (EPRI), John Richards (EPRI), Lawrence Lee (Jensen Hughes), Meredith Blue (Jensen Hughes), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
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