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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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NRC could improve decommissioning trust fund oversight, OIG reports
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission could do more to improve its oversight of decommissioning trust funds, according to an assessment by the NRC’s Office of Inspector General. In particular, the assessment, which was conducted by Crowe LLP on behalf of the OIG, identified four areas related to developing policies and procedures, workflows, and other support that would enhance NRC oversight of the trust funds.
Technical Session|Safety, Security, and Regulatory Compliance
Thursday, October 10, 2024|8:00–9:45AM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
Marissa G. Bailey (NRC)
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Can an Efficient Nuclear Energy Industry Still be Resilient? On the Nature of Efficiency and Resiliency in Complex Systems
8:00–8:20AM MDT
Torrey Mortenson (INL), Ben Manavi (Colorado State), Vincent P. Paglioni (Colorado State)
Paper
Risk Analysis for Remote Operation of Microreactors
8:20–8:40AM MDT
Megan Culler (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL), Kaeley Stevens (Oregon State), Thomas Ulrich (INL)
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Design and Implementation of a Virtual Reality Environment for Human Reliability Assessment Under Physical Security Threats
8:40–9:00AM MDT
Xiaoxu Diao (Ohio State), Md Ragib Rownak (Ohio State), Carol Smidts (Ohio State)
The Public Protective Action Guides for Nuclear Emergency in Taiwan
9:00–9:20AM MDT
Chia-Lin Lai (Nuclear Safety Commission), Chun-Mao Liu (Nuclear Safety Commission), Jen-Hsuan Lin (Nuclear Safety Commission)
Research on the Regulation-Standard System and Regulatory Mechanism of Nuclear Energy Field in Japan
9:20–9:40AM MDT
Shangyuan Liu (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy), Wei Wei (China National Nuclear Corp.), Yun Liang (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy), Jiang Li (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy)
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