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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Technical Session
Thursday, November 11, 2021|2:50–4:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Gabriel Georgescu (IRSN)
Alternate Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (OSU)
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
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A Case Study in Fault Tree Application for Target Set Selection
2:50–3:20PM EST
Rachel Christian (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Heather Detar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Stephen Reed (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Sleigh (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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A Multilayer Network Approach to Assessing the Impact of Human Performance Shaping Factors on Security for Nuclear Power Plants
3:20–3:50PM EST
Adam D. Williams (Sandia), Elizabeth S. Fleming (Sandia)
A Case for Risk-Informing Nuclear Power Plant Cyber Security
3:50–4:20PM EST
F. Gregory Hudson (Metcalfe)
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