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May 31–June 3, 2026
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DOE secretary testifies on FY 2027 budget
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has spent the past week courting members of Congress to approve his agency’s $53.9 billion discretionary budget request for fiscal year 2027. On Tuesday, Wright spoke before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. On April 15, Wright testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies. And on April 16, he testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|Standards/Regulations/Training
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|300A
Session Chair:
David S. Grabaskas
Alternate Chair:
Svetlana Lawrence
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
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Modernization of LWR Regulatory Framework: Benefits of Adoption of Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Approaches
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Svetlana Lawrence (INL), N. Prasad Kadambi (Kadambi Engineering Consultants)
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Challenges in Demonstrating Safety Criteria Satisfaction for External Events Under a Risk-Informed Performance-Based Framework
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Ben Chen (ANL), Dave Grabaskas (ANL)
The Application of LMP for Operating Reactors and Potential for Regulatory Application
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Matthew Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kurt G. Vedros (INL)
EDF Hierarchization Process for PSA Insights Valuing Strength of Knowledge
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Cecile Luzoir (EDF), Hugo Jadot (EDF), Thomas Bocquet (EDF)
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