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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|Standards/Regulations/Training
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|300A
Session Chair:
David S. Grabaskas
Alternate Chair:
Svetlana Lawrence
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
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Modernization of LWR Regulatory Framework: Benefits of Adoption of Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Approaches
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Svetlana Lawrence (INL), N. Prasad Kadambi (Kadambi Engineering Consultants)
Paper
Challenges in Demonstrating Safety Criteria Satisfaction for External Events Under a Risk-Informed Performance-Based Framework
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Ben Chen (ANL), Dave Grabaskas (ANL)
The Application of LMP for Operating Reactors and Potential for Regulatory Application
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Matthew Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kurt G. Vedros (INL)
EDF Hierarchization Process for PSA Insights Valuing Strength of Knowledge
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Cecile Luzoir (EDF), Hugo Jadot (EDF), Thomas Bocquet (EDF)
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