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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE-NE’s newest fuel consortium includes defense from antitrust laws
The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy is setting up a nuclear fuel Defense Production Act Consortium that will seek voluntary agreements with interested companies “to increase fuel availability, provide more access to reliable power, and end America’s reliance on foreign sources of enriched uranium and critical materials needed to power the nation’s nuclear renaissance.” According to an August 22 DOE press release, the plan invokes the Defense Production Act (DPA) to give consortium members “defense from antitrust laws when certain criteria are met” and “allow industry consultation to develop plans of action.” DOE-NE is looking for interested companies to join the consortium ahead of its first meeting, scheduled for October 14.
Technical Session|Panel
Thursday, November 11, 2021|10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Mohammad Modarres (Univ Maryland)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Carol S. Smidts (OSU)
Session Producer:
Nora Fitton
The Fukushima Daiichi accident highlighted the importance of risks from multiple nuclear reactor unit accidents at a site. As a result, there has been considerable interest in Multi-Unit Probabilistic Risk Assessment (MUPRA) and developments in the past few years. This panel discusses the status, related issues, and recent developments in MUPRA. Specifically, such topics as site risk metrics, risk aggregation, inter-unit dependency, and common cause modeling, safety goals, external event hazard and fragility treatments, industry, regulatory and international experiences in the context of MUPRA will be discussed. Panelists: M. Modarres, UMD (Chair); G. Apostolakis (NRRC); O. Coman (IAEA); F. Ferrante (EPRI); K. Fleming (KNF Consulting); M. Röwekamp (GRS)
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