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Task force charts growing interest in civilian maritime nuclear applications
Readers of Nuclear News will have heard of historical applications of civilian maritime nuclear power, like the merchant ship NS Savannah and the USS Sturgis floating power plant. With a few exceptions there has been little action in this area for over 50 years, and there are plenty of reasons and opinions as to why, but over the last few years the dramatic increase in interest from the maritime industry and its stakeholders has been undeniable.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Dave Grabaskas is the manager of the Licensing and Risk Assessments Group at Argonne National Laboratory. His research focuses on advanced reactor safety, risk, and licensing, including source term analysis, component reliability, and the development of risk-informed performance-based design and licensing approaches. He currently serves as Chair of the ASME/ANS Probabilistic Risk Assessment Standard for Advanced Non-Light Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plants working group. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS and PhD in Nuclear Engineering from Ohio State University.
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