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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|Panel|PSA Panels
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|300D
Session Chair:
Fan Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Organizer:
Cybersecurity plays an important role in LWR modernization and advanced reactor development, demonstration, and deployment. The current body of NRC regulations (including cybersecurity) is largely based upon deterministic or prescriptive methods. This panel will discuss the use of a risk-informed approach improve the efficiency and effectiveness of nuclear power plant cybersecurity programs. This is a great opportunity to listen to and ask questions from experts in the field.
Robert Youngblood, III
Idaho National Laboratory
Lon Dawson
Sandia
Carol Smidts
Ohio State
Chris Hope
TerraPower
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