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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Student Competition
Monday, July 17, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|300C
Session Chairs:
Xingang Zhao
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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Study on Evacuation Time Estimation Using Agent-Based Modeling
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Geon Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gibeom Kim (KAERI), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung Hee Univ.)
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Time-Dependent Fragility Curves for SSCs: Incorporating Seismic Aftershocks in Multi-Hazard PRA
3:40–4:05PM EDT
Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Somayajulu L. N. Dhulipala (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Albert Dahal (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
A Hybrid, Bayesian Network-Based PRA Methodology for External Flood Probabilistic Risk Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Joy Shen (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Constantinos Frantzis (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Saman Marandi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland, College Park)
Assessment of Uncertainty Associated with Tropical Cyclone Forecasts to Support Probabilistic Risk Assessments for Nuclear Power Plants
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Kaveh Faraji Najarkolaie (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Zhegang Ma (INL)