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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Latest News
NRC issues Palisades’ draft environmental review, seeks public comment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments until March 3 on its environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact at Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant, where Holtec hopes to restart operations by the end of 2025.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools)
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|300C
Session Chair:
Mehdi Reisi Fard (NRC)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (University of Maryland)
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A Risk-Informed Assessment of Operational Options for Successfully Avoiding a Trip Setpoint
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Michael D. Muhlheim (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL), Alex Huning (ORNL), Abhinav Saxena (GE Research)
Paper
Estimation of Nuclear Power Plant Train Unavailability Using Nonparametric Bootstrap
1:25–1:50PM EDT
John Merickel (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL)
Molten Salt Reactors Reliability Database: MOSARD
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL), Andrew Worrall (ORNL), George F. Flanagan (ORNL)
Characterization of Dynamic Behaviors in Licensee Event Report Data to Support PRA
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Yahya A. Alzahrani (NCSU), Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Hideki Sekiguchi (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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