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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Nuclear Dirigo
On April 22, 1959, Rear Admiral George J. King, superintendent of the Maine Maritime Academy, announced that following the completion of the 1960 training cruise, cadets would begin the study of nuclear engineering. Courses at that time included radiation physics, reactor control and instrumentation, reactor theory and engineering, thermodynamics, shielding, core design, reactor maintenance, and nuclear aspects.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools)
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|300B
Session Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang (RPI)
Alternate Chair:
Lee T. Maccarone
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
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Investigation of the Use of Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methodologies for Analyzing Digital I&C System Common Cause Failures
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Gulcin Sarici Turkmen (Ohio State), Han Bao (INL), Tunc Aldemir (Ohio State)
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Introducing Multiple Control Paths in the Dual Error Propagation Graph for Stochastic Failure Analysis of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Priyanka Pandit (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Risk-Informing Critical Digital Assets (CDAs) for Nuclear Power Systems
1:50–2:15PM EDT
M. D. Muhlheim (ORNL), F. G. Hudson (Metcalfe), R. W. Youngblood (INL)
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