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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Chernobyl at 40 years: Looking back at Nuclear News
Sunday, April 26, at 1:23 a.m. local time will mark 40 years since the most severe nuclear accident in history: the meltdown of Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.
In the ensuing four decades, countless books, documentaries, articles, and conference sessions have examined Chernobyl’s history and impact from various angles. There is a similar abundance of outlooks in the archives of Nuclear News, where hundreds of scientists, advocates, critics, and politicians have shared their thoughts on Chernobyl over the years. Today, we will take a look at some highlights from the pages of NN to see how the story of Chernobyl evolved over the decades.
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 10, 2021|12:40–2:40PM EST
Session Chair:
Michael Muhlheim (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Alex Huning (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
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Practical Insights for Assessing Multi-Unit Risk to Support Risk-Informed Decision-Making
12:40–1:10PM EST
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Andrea Maioli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ken Kiper (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Carrol Trull (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Adriana A. Sivori (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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Analysis of Common Cause Failures With Effects of Degradation and Maintenance
1:10–1:40PM EST
Taotao Zhou (Univ. of Maryland), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. of Maryland), Enrique López Droguett (Univ. of Chile)
PSA-Based Seismic Margin Assessment for a New Reactor Design
1:40–2:10PM EST
Manuel Pellissetti (Framatome), Gerben Dirksen (Framatome), Artem Shevchenko (Framatome), Hugo Jadot (EDF), Romain Tricard (EDVANCE)
Shutdown Level 2 PSA Methodology for a Small Modular Reactor
2:10–2:40PM EST
Hugo da Costa Romberg Júnior (Univ. of São Paulo), Nathália Nunes Araújo (Univ. of São Paulo), Maritza Rodriguez Gual (Univ. of São Paulo), Marcos Coelho Maturana (Univ. of São Paulo), Marcelo Ramos Martins (Univ. of São Paulo)
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