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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
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Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Thursday, July 20, 2023|8:00–9:30AM EDT|300B
Session Chair:
Andrea Maioli (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
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Developing Multi-Unit Common Cause Failure Parameters for a Subset of Equipment
8:00–8:25AM EDT
M. Degonish (Ameren Missouri), Josh Beckton (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC)
Paper
Treatment of Adjacent Unit Release Effects in Multi-Unit PRA
8:25–8:50AM EDT
Futoshi Tanaka (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Yasushi Yamamoto (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Ryohei Shioya (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
Bounding Risk Analysis of Seismically Induced Turbine Missiles Using the Probabilistic Safety Assessment Approach for a Multi-Unit Second Generation PWR Nuclear Power Plant
8:50–9:15AM EDT
Andrea Serrano-Costafreda (IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture), Albert Janes-Ribas (IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture), Pedro Díaz-Bayona (IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture)
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