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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Technical Session
Friday, November 12, 2021|8:00–10:00AM EST
Session Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang (RPI)
Alternate Chair:
Andrea Maioli (Westinghouse)
Session Producer:
Sam Brewer
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Discrete-Time Bayesian Networks Applied to Reliability of Flexible Coping Strategies of Nuclear Power Plants
8:00–8:30AM EST
Elvan Sahin (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Victor C.Leite (Pennsylvania State University), Juliana P. Duarte (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.)
Paper
Effectiveness of Accident Mitigation Strategies Based on Mobile Equipment in Nuclear Power Plants
8:30–9:00AM EST
W. C. Seol (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), J. W. Heo (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), H. S. Chang (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), S. R. Kim (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), D. I. Choi (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), M. S. Yang (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), S.W. Ha (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions)
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Incorporation of FLEX Strategies and Equipment Into Probabilistic Risk Assessment Models of Nuclear Power Plants
9:00–9:30AM EST
Ching Ng (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Selim Sancaktar (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Robert Buell (INL)
PSA Model Development for Using Fire Water System and Associated Mobile Equipment in Support of Accident Mitigation
9:30–10:00AM EST
Tamas Siklossy (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Nora Eigemann (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), David Hollo (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute)
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