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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC staff proposes ROP, security inspection overhauls
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending proposed changes for the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspection program that could reduce the number of hours spent annually on direct inspections at U.S. nuclear power plants by 38 percent.
In addition to the proposed ROP changes, NRC staff published recommendations for the baseline security program that would reduce the number of direct inspection hours necessary for this program by about 50 percent compared to current levels. This includes the Force-on-Force (FOF) inspection program.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Aaron S. Epiney
Session Organizer:
Andrew J. Clark
Staff Producer:
Julie Bry (American Nuclear Society)
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Integrated Enterprise Risk Management to Synchronize Safety and Profitability for Nuclear Power Plants
John Beal (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Seyed Reihani (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Ernie Kee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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Integrated Probabilistic Physics of Failure Methodology to Estimate Pipe Failure Rates for Risk-Informed Analysis of Advanced Reactors
Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Ernie Kee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Seyed-A. Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), John Beal (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), Wen-Chi Cheng (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
I-PRA Uncertainty Importance Ranking to Enhance Fire PRA Realism for Nuclear Power Plants
Ha Bui (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), John M. Biersdorf (University of Idaho), Seyed Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (University of Illinois)
Risk-Informing Digital I&C Designs using the HAZCADS Process
Matt Gibson (EPRI), John E. Weglian (EPRI), Wes Brinsfield (Jensen Hughes Inc.)
Coping time estimation for accident tolerant nuclear power plant
Robby Christian (INL), Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Asad Ullah Amin Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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