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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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X-energy raises $700M in latest funding round
Advanced reactor developer X-energy has announced that it has closed an oversubscribed Series D financing round of approximately $700 million. The funding proceeds are expected to be used to help continue the expansion of its supply chain and the commercial pipeline for its Xe-100 advanced small modular reactor and TRISO-X fuel, according the company.
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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