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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The drive to Kairos Power’s reactor demonstration site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is not only scenic—it’s historic. Nearly 85 years ago, roughly 30,000 construction workers transformed orchards and farmland into a key Manhattan Project site. Depending on your route, you may pass by one of the three gatehouses that were once military checkpoints controlling access to Atomic Energy Commission production facilities.
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)