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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
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)
George Apostolakis
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Ovidiu Coman
IAEA
Fernando Ferrante
EPRI
Karl Fleming
KMF
Marina Rowekamp
GRS
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