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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE issues new NEPA rule and procedures—and accelerates DOME reactor testing
Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and implementation procedures and published on its website an interim final rule that rescinds existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.
Technical Session
Friday, November 12, 2021|10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Vaibhav Yadav (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Douglas Osborn (Sandia)
Session Producer:
John Greenwood
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Integration of Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Security Codes Through EMRALD
10:10–10:40AM EST
Brian Cohn (Sandia), Emily Sandt (Sandia), Douglas Osborn (Sandia), Steve Prescott (INL), Robby Christian (INL)
Paper
Exploring Vital Area Identification Using Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis
10:40–11:10AM EST
Emily Sandt (Sandia), Andrew Clark (Sandia), Adam Williams (Sandia), Brian Cohn (Sandia), Douglas Osborn (Sandia), Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State Univ.)
Attachment
Advantages of Direct Coupling of Dynamic PRA and Physical Security Simulation, Adding Operator Actions and Risk Methodologies
11:10–11:40AM EST
John Halsema (ARES Security), Christopher Guryan (ARES Security), Ben Russell (ARES Security), Christine Yeager (ARES Security), Steven Prescott (INL)
Integrating Human Reliability Analysis With Dynamic Modeling of Physical Security Effectiveness
11:40AM–12:10PM EST
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Tina M. Miyake (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Steven Prescott (INL), Shawn St. Germain (INL), Ronald Boring (INL)
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