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Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Page 0
Checking the Reasonableness of a Bayesian Update
Matthew M. Degonish (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Carroll A. Trull (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kenneth L. Kiper (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 6-14
Research Roadmap to Enhance Industry Legacy Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods and Tools
Andrew Miller (Jensen Hughes), Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes), Curtis L. Smith (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 15-24
Categorization of Reactor Sequences for Their Integration Into the SFP PSA Model
Cristina Israelsson Hilario (Tractebel ENGIE), Shizhen Yu (Tractebel ENGIE)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 25-34
Use of Severe Accident Codes to Refine Large Early Release Frequency to Support Realism in LERF Estimates
Ricky Summitt (Engineering Planning and Management)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 35-44
Satisfying a Risk Limit Curve
Richard S. Denning (Consultant)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 46-53
Proposed Enhancements to the Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulatory Framework for Seismic Hazard Design at NRC Regulated Nuclear Power Plants
J. Stamatakos (Southwest Research Institute), B. Dasgupta (Southwest Research Institute), O. Pensado (Southwest Research Institute), N. Chokshi (Consultant), R. Budnitz (Consultant), M.K. Ravindra (Consultant)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 54-63
Publication of the ASME/ANS Probabilistic Risk Assessment Standard for Advanced Non-Light Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plants
Karl Fleming (KNF Consulting Services), David Grabaskas (ANL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 64-70
Licensing Modernization Project for Operating Reactors
Matthew Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Alfred Hathaway (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Keith Compton (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kurt G. Vedros (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 71-80
Defining Dependency in HRA
Vincent P. Paglioni (Univ. of Maryland), Katrina M. Groth (Univ. of Maryland)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 82-87
Characterizing Human Performance: Detecting Targets at High False Alarm Rates.
Ann Speed (Sandia), Jason Wheeler (Sandia), John Russell (Sandia), Fred Oppel (Sandia), Danielle N. Sanchez (Sandia), Austin Silva (Sandia), Anna Chavez (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 88-97
Extracting Human Reliability Findings From Human Factors Studies in the Human Systems Simulation Laboratory
Heather Medema (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL), Ronald Boring (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 98-107
Basis for Generic Approach to Human Failure Event Dependent Combination Identification
Don MacLeod (Jensen Hughes), Huafei Liao (X-Energy)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 108-115
Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations
Antonios M. Zoulis (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 118-123
Lessons Learned From Surveillance Test Interval Extension of Integrated Safeguards Actuation Test (ISAT) at Sizewell B
Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Gary Douglas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ashlyn Fornear (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Marinos Panayiotou (Corporate Risk Associates), Christopher Sharrock (EDF Energy)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 124-130
Research Activities Associated With the Treatment of Potential Common-Cause Failures in Event and Condition Assessment
Christopher Hunter (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Ching Ng (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Mehdi Reisi Fard (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Zhegang Ma (INL), Sai Zhang (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 131-139
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Working Group WGRISK Current Activities -- An Overview
Marina Roewekamp (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Michelle Gonzalez (U. S. Regulatory Commission Office for Research), Jörg Peschke (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 140-146
Demonstration of MACCS Capabilities for Advanced Reactors: Normalized Dose Assessment and Radionuclide Sensitivity Analysis for a High Temperature Gas Reactor Mechanistic Source Term
J. Leute (Sandia), M. Smith (Sandia), E. Leonard (Sandia), N. Andrews (Sandia), D. Luxat (Sandia), K. Wagner (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 148-157
Shutdown Level 2 PSA Methodology for a Small Modular Reactor
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)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 158-167
Sodium Filter Performance in the NaSCoRD Database
Jamal A. Mohmand (Sandia), Andrew J. Clark (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 168-175
Data Post-Processing for Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Yunfei Zhao (Ohio State Univ.), Mengfan Zhu (Ohio State Univ.), Carol Smidts (Ohio State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 178-187
Dynamic PSA Studies for Advanced Reactor Using RAVEN
M. Hari Prasad (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Mahendra Prasad (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Mithilesh Kumar (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Gopika Vinod (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Curtis L. Smith (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 188-197
Using Operational Experience to Support Dynamic PRA Activities
Michelle Gonzalez (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Nathan Siu (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 198-207
Risk Applications of Extreme Seismic Hazard Modeling
Luke McSweeney (X-energy)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 210-219
Challenges and Lessons Learned During the Development of an AP1000® Plant Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Rachel Christian (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrea Maioli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mustafa Ozkan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kai Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Parthasarathy Chandran (Southern Co.), Benny Ratnagaran (Southern Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 220-229
Experience Feedback From Implementation of Seismic PSA on EDF 900 MWe Units
Hugo Jadot (EDF), Thi-Lien Do (EDF), Emilie Poirier (EDF), Olivier Fabre (EDF)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 230-239
Leveraging Risk Insights Frameworks for Aging Management at Nuclear Reactors
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Emma Wong (EPRI), Andrew Mantey (EPRI), Jessica Bock (Ameren Missouri), Justin Hiller (Ameren Missouri), Barry Thurston (Exelon Nuclear Generation), Suzanne Lloyd (Exelon Nuclear Generation), Nina Lacôme (Exelon Nuclear Generation), Seth Rios (Exelon Nuclear Generation), Larry Lee (Jensen Hughes), Andrew Williamson (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 242-251
Evaluation of the Impact of Steam Generator Aging and ATF on Operator Actions During SBLOCA Without HPSI
Jintae Kim (Ohio State Univ.), Tunc Aldemir (Ohio State Univ.), Asad Ullah Amin Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 252-261
Value of Information-Based Optimal Sensors Positioning by Subset Simulation for Condition-Based PSA
Seyed Mojtaba Hoseyni (Politecnico di Milano), Francesco Di Maio (Politecnico di Milano), Enrico Zio (Politecnico di Milano)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 262-269
Reliability of Power System Including Renewable Sources With and Without Nuclear Power Plants
Marko Cepin (Univ. of Ljubljana), Aljaz Spelko (Univ. of Ljubljana)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 270-276
Use of Machine Learning to Evaluate Maintenance Rule Functional Failures at Exelon
Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes), Jonathan L. Hodges (Jensen Hughes), Jenna M. Burr (Exelon Generation), Scott W. Diven (Exelon Generation)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 278-288
Fault Tree Generation From P&IDs Using Deep Learning
Jaydeep Thik (Ohio State Univ.), Xiaoxu Diao (Ohio State Univ), Pavan Kumar Vaddi (Ohio State Univ.), Carol Smidts (Ohio State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 289-298
Integration of Data Analytics With System Health Programs
D. Mandelli (INL), C. Wang (INL), S. Hess (Jensen Hughes), R. Sugrue (Jensen Hughes), D. Morton (Northwestern Univ.), I. Popova (Texas State Univ.), C. Pope (Idaho State Univ.), J. Miller (Idaho State Univ.), S. Ercanbrack (Idaho State Univ.), D. Cole (Univ. of Pittsburgh), J. Yurko (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 299-308
Use of Data Analytics to Evaluate Nuclear Plant Maintenance Historical Data
Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes), Jonathan L. Hodges (Jensen Hughes), Stefan M. Kraft (Jensen Hughes), David Olack (EPRI), Jeff Greene (EPRI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 309-318
Model-Based Decomposition and Backtracking Framework for Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Automated Vehicle Systems
Linda Capito (The Ohio State Univ.), Keith Redmill (The Ohio State Univ.), Umit Ozguner (Oztech)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 328-339
Quantification of Mission Reliability for Urban Air Mobility Quadcopter Using Dynamic Event Trees
Gulcin Sarici Turkmen (The Ohio State Univ.), Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State Univ.), Srujal A. Patel (Georgia Institute of Technology), Matilde D'Arpino (The Ohio State Univ.), Etienne Demers Bouchard (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jonathan C. Gladin (Georgia Institute of Technology), Cedric Y. Justin (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 340-348
Safety Assessment of the Novel Distributed/Hybrid Electric Propulsion Architectures for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles
Eddie Li (Georgia Institute of Technology), Srujal A. Patel (Georgia Institute of Technology), Matilde D'Arpino (The Ohio State Univ.), Metin F. Ozcan (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jonathan C. Gladin (Georgia Institute of Technology), Cedric Y. Justin (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dimitri Mavris (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 349-358
Improved Economics and Reliability While Maintaining High Levels of Safety -- Achievements and On-Going R&D Within RISA Pathway
Svetlana Lawrence (INL), Curtis L. Smith (INL), Diego Mandelli (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 360-369
The Versatile Economic Risk Tool (VERT)
Jaden Miller (Idaho State Univ.), Spencer Ercanbrack (Idaho State Univ.), Chad Pope (Idaho State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 370-379
Multicriterion Benefit Evaluation of Deploying New Battery Technology With Increased Capacity at a Generic Nuclear Power Plant
Sai Zhang (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Hongbin Zhang (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 380-389
I-PRA Risk- and Cost-Informed Decision-Making Algorithm for Nuclear Power Plants
Sari Alkhatib (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Seyed Reihani (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Ernest Kee (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 390-398
Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Electric Grid Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
Xiaoxu Diao (Ohio State Univ.), Yunfei Zhao (Ohio State Univ.), Carol Smidts (Ohio State Univ.), Hangtian Lei (Univ. of Idaho), Brian K. Johnson (Univ. of Idaho)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 400-409
Impact of Different Time Discretization Methods on Dynamic Bayesian Network-Based Dynamic Probabilistic Safety Assessments
Austin D. Lewis (Univ. of Maryland), Katrina M. Groth (Univ. of Maryland)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 410-419
Dynamic PSA Framework With Optimization Algorithm Applied to a Large LOCA Scenario
Jong Woo Park (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 420-430
Sensitivity Analysis for Effectiveness of Flex Strategy Under Station Blackout Accident Scenario
Asad Ullah Amin Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Robby Christian (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 431-440
Development of Plant-Specific Offsite Power Non-Recovery Factors for High Winds Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jenifer Avellaneda Diaz (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Daniel Tirsun (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 442-450
Challenges and Lessons Learned With Using FRANX for Development of High Winds Probabilistic Risk Assessment Fault Trees
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 451-456
Insights From Straight Winds Validation of the Tornado Missile Strike Calculator
Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Nicole Gaussa (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Chris Rochon (EPRI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 457-466
Evaluation of Combined External Hazards Research Needs
Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes), Leo B. Shanley (Jensen Hughes), Nicholas Lovelace (Jensen Hughes), Ashley Lindeman (EPRI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 467-476
IRSN Challenges on Development and Review of PSA
E. Raimond (IRSN), N. Rahni (IRSN), C. Deust (IRSN), G. Georgescu (IRSN)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 478-486
Accelerating the Adoption of DPRA and Hybrid PRA Analyses Using the RAVEN and EMRALD Tools Deployed Within the Digital Enterprise Platform, FPoli-AAP
Jarrett Valeri (FPoliSolutions), Cesare Frepoli (FPoliSolutions), Curtis Smith (INL), Andrea Alfonsi (INL), Steven Prescott (INL), Cristian Rabiti (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 487-496
On the Language of Reliability: A System Engineer Perspective
D. Mandelli (INL), C. Wang (INL), S. Hess (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 497-507
Risk-Conscious Operations Management for Nuclear Plants
Prabhakar V. Varde (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 508-517
Backward Failure Propagation for Conceptual System Design Using ISFA
Ali Mansoor (Ohio State Univ.), Xiaoxu Diao (Ohio State Univ.), Carol Smidts (Ohio State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 520-529
A Bayesian and HRA-Aided Method for the Novel Reliability Analysis of Software
Tate Shorthill (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Heng Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Han Bao (INL), Hongbin Zhang (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 530-539
Development of Fuel-Specific Leak Frequencies Using a Hierarchical Probability Distribution Model With Bayesian Update
Dusty M. Brooks (Sandia), Brian D. Ehrhart (Sandia), Chris B. LaFleur (Sandia), Garrett W. Mulcahy (Purdue Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 540-549
Development and Implementation of Risk-Monitor System for the Possibility of Performing Maintenance of Systems Important for Safety for Unit With VVER-1000 Reactor During Operation at Power
V. Demianiuk (NT-Engineering), M. Hlushchenko (NT-Engineering)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 550-559
Internal Explosion Level 1 PSA: Probabilistic Assessment of Hydrogen Risk in French Nuclear Power Plants
Yannick Lefebvre (EDF), Cécile Luzoir (EDF), Hugo Jadot (EDF), Jérémy Gaudron (EDF)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 564-571
Addressing Loss of Room Cooling in PRA Modeling
Joshua S. Beckton (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 572-581
Development of SAMG-FT/ET Model for Level 2 PRA of OPR-1000 NPPs
Sang Hun Lee (KAERI), Jaehyun Cho (KAERI), Jaewhan Kim (KAERI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 582-591
Modeling Portable Equipment in Probabilistic Safety Assessment of Nuclear Power Plants
Ji Suk Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.), Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.), Kibeom Son (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gayoung Park (Chosun Univ.), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.), Meejeong Hwang (KAERI), Moosung Jae (Hanyang Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 592-600
Review of Operating Experience and Fragility Development During Flooding Incidents at Nuclear Power Stations
Joy Shen (Univ. of Maryland), Michelle Bensi (Univ. of Maryland), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. of Maryland)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 602-619
Development of Generic Fire Ignition Frequency Distributions for Japanese Nuclear Power Plants
Yasunori Nagata (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Tsuyoshi Uchida (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Tomoaki Yoshida (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Koji Shirai (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 620-629
Effect of Frequency Contents of Seismic Ground Motion on NPP Equipment
Na-Hyun Kim (KAERI), Tae-Hyun Kwon (KAERI), In-Kil Choi (KAERI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 630-638
Prediction of Floor Response During Earthquakes in Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plant Using Artificial Neural Networks
Jeong-Gon Ha (KAERI), Tae-Hyun Kwon (KAERI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 639-648
Insights From Implementing a Fire PRA Training During Extended Telecommuting Situation
Young G. Jo (Southern Nuclear Operating Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 650-654
Visualization and Automation of Fire Modeling Using Fire Risk Investigation in 3D (FRI3D)
Steven Prescott (INL), Robby Christian (INL), John Biersdorf (INL), Kurt Vedros (INL), Ramprasad Sampath (Centroid Lab)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 655-664
Risk-Informing Nuclear Facility Emergency Preparedness
F. Gregory Hudson (Metcalfe), Ronald J. Markovich (Contingency Management Consulting Group)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 665-669
Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment on Pre-Operational Plant
Michele L. Reed (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Young G. Jo (Southern Nuclear Operating Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 670-678
How to Assess a PSA Involving Passive Systems With a Number of CATHARE Code Runs Within an Industrial Context
Yann Morvan (EDF), Elisabeth Duvillard (EDF)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 680-689
Development and Application of Risk Analysis Toolkit for Plant Resource Optimization
D. Mandelli (INL), C. Wang (INL), S. Hess (Jensen Hughes), D. P. Morton (Northwestern Univ.), I. Popova (Texas State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 690-700
Managing Unexpected Failures of Nuclear Power Plants by Incorporating Organizational Factors Into Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Andrea Roy (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Pegah Farshadmanesh (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Ernie Kee (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 701-709
Automatic Generation of Event Trees and Fault Trees: A Model-Based Approach
D. Mandelli (INL), A. Alfonsi (INL), T. Aldemir (Ohio State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 710-720
Risk-Informed Access Delay Timeline Development
Douglas M. Osborn (Sandia), Dusty Brooks (Sandia), Andrew Thompson (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 722-731
Risk-Informed Approaches for Physical Security
Douglas M. Osborn (Sandia), Adam Williams (Sandia), Susan Caskey (Sandia), Andrew Clark (Sandia), Gregory Wyss (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 732-740
Methodology and Application of Physical Security Effectiveness Based on Dynamic Force-on-Force Modeling
Robby Christian (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Stephen Prescott (INL), Shawn St. Germain (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 741-750
Integrated Safety and Security Analysis of Nuclear Power Plants Using Dynamic Event Trees
Brian Cohn (The Ohio State Univ.), Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State Univ.), Troy Haskin (Sandia), Todd Noel (Sandia), Jeffrey Cardoni (Sandia), Douglas Osborn (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 751-760
Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Simulations for Probabilistic Safety Assessment: Important Data for Human Reliability Quantification
C. Picoco (EDF), V. Rychkov (EDF)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 762-771
Phoenix Human Reliability Analysis Method: Application to a Feed and Bleed Operation
Marilia Ramos (UCLA), Ali Mosleh (UCLA), Kanoko Nishiono (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority), Haruaki Ueda (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority), Yoshikane Hamaguchi (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 772-781
Human Factors Considerations for Automating Microreactors
Elizabeth S. Fleming (Sandia), Megan Nyre-Yu (Sandia), David L. Luxat (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 782-791
Analysis of Simulator Data for Human Error Probability Using Coupling Method
Mahendra Prasad (BARC), Vipul Garg (BARC), Gopika Vinod (BARC)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 792-797
External Hazards Screening: Solar Flares
Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Young G. Jo (Southern Nuclear Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 800-807
Model-in-the-Loop Control Design for Seismic Testing of Base-Isolated Nuclear Equipment
Sai Sharath Parsi (Univ. at Buffalo), Mettupalayam V. Sivaselvan (Univ. at Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. at Buffalo)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 808-817
Partially Correlated Fragilities in Seismic PRA Using Damage Capacity: A General Distribution-Free Approach
Se-Kwon Jung (Duke Energy)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 818-825
Theoretical Analysis and Numerical Simulation of the Seismic Response of Liquid-Filled, Head-Supported Reactor Vessels
Ching-Ching Yu (Univ. at Buffalo), Faizan Ul Haq Mir (Univ. at Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. at Buffalo)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 826-835
Practical Insights for Assessing Multi-Unit Risk to Support Risk-Informed Decision-Making
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Andrea Maioli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ken Kiper (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Carrol Trull (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Adriana A. Sivori (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 838-847
IAEA Safety Report on Multi-Unit Probabilistic Safety Assessment
Shahen Poghosyan (IAEA), Ovidiu Coman (IAEA), Dennis Henneke (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 848-856
Analysis of Common Cause Failures With Effects of Degradation and Maintenance
Taotao Zhou (Univ. of Maryland), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. of Maryland), Enrique López Droguett (Univ. of Chile)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 857-864
PSA-Based Seismic Margin Assessment for a New Reactor Design
Manuel Pellissetti (Framatome), Gerben Dirksen (Framatome), Artem Shevchenko (Framatome), Hugo Jadot (EDF), Romain Tricard (EDVANCE)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 865-874
Analysis of Outlying Simulations for PWR Accidental Transients
Álvaro Rollón de Pinedo (EDF), Bertrand Iooss (EDF), Roman Sueur (EDF), Nathalie Marie (CEA), Amandine Marrel (CEA), Elsa Merle (LPSC)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 878-887
Standardized Probabilistic Safety Assessment Models: Status and First Results of SPAR-CSN Project
Enrique Meléndez (Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear), Cesar Queral (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid), Carlos París (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Miguel Sánchez (Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear), Marcos Cabezas (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Santiago Arrazola (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Sergio Courtin (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), David Castro (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Rafael Iglesias (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 888-897
Practical Approach for Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis in Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment Modeling
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Ashley Lindeman (EPRI), Marko Randelovic (EPRI), Georgi Georgiev (Jacobsen Analytics), Paul Boneham (Jacobsen Analytics)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 898-907
Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses With SUSA for a Station Blackout Scenario Calculated by MELCOR
Sören Johst (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Michael Kowalik (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Michael Hage (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 908-919
Belgian Spent Fuel Pool Internal Events PSA
Filip Van Opstal (Tractebel ENGIE), Bogdan Golovchuk (Tractebel ENGIE)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 926-935
Belgian Spent Fuel Pool Internal Hazards PSA
Bogdan Golovchuk (Tractebel ENGIE), Filip Van Opstal (Tractebel ENGIE)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 936-943
Development of Level 1 Internal Event Single-Unit PSA Models for Multi-Unit Risk Profiles
Kibeom Son (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung Hee Univ.), Ji Suk Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.), Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.), Gayoung Park (Chosun Univ.), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.), Meejeong Hwang (KAERI), Moosung Jae (Hanyang Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 944-952
Methodological and Computational Developments for Fire Scenario Selection and Analysis in Fire PRA of Nuclear Power Plants
Sari Alkhatib (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Seyed Reihani (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), Ernest Kee (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), Brian Ratte (South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co.), Kristin Kaspar (South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co.), Mary Ann Billings (South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co.), Sean Hunt (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 953-962
Screening Process for Individual and Correlated External Hazards - Application on the 1300MWe French Series
Jeremy Gaudron (EDF), Cécile Luzoir (EDF), Yannick Lefebvre (EDF), Hugo Jadot (EDF)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 964-972
Probabilistic Framework for Description of Radioiodine Behavior at Fukushima Accidents
Adolf Rydl (INSET)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 973-982
Analysis of Criteria Applicable to the Screening Approach Used in PSA for External Events
Thiago Padilha da Silva (Navy Technological Center in São Paulo), Marcos Coelho Maturana (Navy Technological Center in São Paulo), Miguel Mattar Neto (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares), Patricia da Silva Pagetti de Oliveira (Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 983-992
Implementation of Methodology for Maintenance-Induced Internal Floods
Robert J. Wolfgang (Jensen Hughes), Samuel Falvo (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 993-1001
Benchmarking IDHEAS-ECA Using Data From the Presidential Election Recounts
Yung Hsien James Chang (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1006-1013
A Framework to Extrapolate and Evaluate Human Reliability Causal Models From Event Report Narratives
Andres Ruiz-Tagle (Univ. of Maryland), Vincent P. Paglioni (Univ. of Maryland), Enrique Lopez-Droguett (Univ. of California, Los Angeles), Katrina M. Groth (Univ. of Maryland)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1014-1023
Feasibility of the TACOM Measure as a Yardstick to Identify the Level of Task Complexities Under a Procedure Guided Task Environment
Jinkyun Park (KAERI), Inseok Jang (KAERI), Yochan Kim (KAERI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1024-1032
A Taxonomy and Meta-Analysis Template for Combining Disparate Data to Understand the Effect of Digital Environments on Human Reliability
Mary Presley (EPRI), Ronald Boring (INL), Thomas Ulrich (INL), Heather Medema (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL), Marialaura Delvecchio (Institute for Energy Technology), Salvatore Massaiu (Institute for Energy Technology), Andreas Bye (Institute for Energy Technology), Jinkyun Park (KAERI), Yochan Kim (KAERI), Jeffrey A. Julius (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1033-1042
Simplified Adding and Retrieving Nuclear Data To/From LIDAR Models
Steven Prescott (INL), Michael Ziccarelli (INL), Eric Allen (Environmental Intellect)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1044-1054
Limit Surface Search Algorithm With Artificial Neural Network and Monte Carlo Dropout Uncertainty Quantification
Junyong Bae (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology), Jong Woo Park (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1055-1064
Deep Transformer Network for Time Series Classification: The NPP Safety Case
Bing Zha (Ohio State Univ.), Alessandro Vanni (Texas A&M Univ.), Yassin Hassan (Texas A&M Univ.), Tunc Aldemir (Ohio State Univ.), Alper Yilmaz (Ohio State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1065-1074
A Case Study in Fault Tree Application for Target Set Selection
Rachel Christian (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Heather Detar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Stephen Reed (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Sleigh (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1078-1086
A Multilayer Network Approach to Assessing the Impact of Human Performance Shaping Factors on Security for Nuclear Power Plants
Adam D. Williams (Sandia), Elizabeth S. Fleming (Sandia)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1087-1096
A Case for Risk-Informing Nuclear Power Plant Cyber Security
F. Gregory Hudson (Metcalfe)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1097-1101
GOFACS: Generator of Fragility Assessment for Coupled Systems, Structures and Components
Marine Marcilhac (IRSN), Nadia Rahni (IRSN), Emmanuel Raimond (IRSN), El Hadi Moussi (Phimeca Engineering), Karina Macocco (Phimeca Engineering), Gaëtan Blondet (Phimeca Engineering)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1106-1113
Simplified Bayesian Network Framework for Beyond-Design-Basis PRA
Pragya Vaishanav (NC State Univ.), Saran Srikanth Bodda (NC State Univ.), Abhinav Gupta (NC State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1114-1121
Quantification of Human Error Probability of SBLOCA Mitigation Actions of a Pressurized Water Reactor
T.C. Wang (National Tsing Hua Univ.), M. Lee (National Tsing Hua Univ.), Y.M. Chen (Texas A&M Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1122-1131
Methodology to Streamline Periodic Seismic Safety Evaluations of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Structures Systems and Components (SSCs)
Sai Chowdeswara Rao Korlapati (RIZZO International), Yigit Isbiliroglu (RIZZO International), Yogesh Rathod (RIZZO International), Cengiz Erdogan (RIZZO International), Piyush Mehta (RIZZO International), Nish Vaidya (RIZZO International), Olivier Nusbaumer (Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1132-1140
Research to Develop Flood Barrier Testing Strategies for Nuclear Power Plants
Zhegang Ma (INL), Sai Zhang (INL), Curtis Smith (INL), Chad Pope (Idaho State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1142-1151
Key Insights, Limits and Projections for EDF's External Flooding PRAs
Jeremy Gaudron (Electricité de France), Cécile Luzoir (Electricité de France)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1152-1160
Validation of Numerical Models for Seismic Analysis of Submerged Components in Advanced Reactors
Faizan Ul Haq Mir (Univ. at Buffalo), Ching-Ching Yu (Univ. at Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. at Buffalo)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1161-1170
Modeling FLEX Human Actions Using the EMRALD Dynamic Risk Assessment Tool
Jooyoung Park (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Sai Zhang (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Hongbin Zhang (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1171-1180
Discrete-Time Bayesian Networks Applied to Reliability of Flexible Coping Strategies of Nuclear Power Plants
Elvan Sahin (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Victor C.Leite (Pennsylvania State University), Juliana P. Duarte (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1182-1192
Effectiveness of Accident Mitigation Strategies Based on Mobile Equipment in Nuclear Power Plants
W. C. Seol (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), J. W. Heo (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), H. S. Chang (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), S. R. Kim (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), D. I. Choi (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), M. S. Yang (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions), S.W. Ha (Nuclear Engineering Services & Solutions)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1193-1200
Incorporation of FLEX Strategies and Equipment Into Probabilistic Risk Assessment Models of Nuclear Power Plants
Ching Ng (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Selim Sancaktar (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Robert Buell (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1201-1209
PSA Model Development for Using Fire Water System and Associated Mobile Equipment in Support of Accident Mitigation
Tamas Siklossy (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Nora Eigemann (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), David Hollo (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1210-1219
Statistical Study on the Selection of Significant PSF Variables and the Estimation of Their Effects From APR1400 Hurex Data
Yochan Kim (KAERI), Jinkyun Park (KAERI), Mary Presley (EPRI)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1222-1230
IDHEAS Suite for Human Reliability Analysis
Y. James Chang (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jing Xing (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jonathan DeJesus Segarra (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1231-1238
Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) Relationships – What Are They and Best Practices for Defining Them
Matt Nudi (EPRI), John Weglian (EPRI), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes), Michael Hirt (Jensen Hughes), Jeffery A. Julius (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1239-1246
Integration of Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Security Codes Through EMRALD
Brian Cohn (Sandia), Emily Sandt (Sandia), Douglas Osborn (Sandia), Steve Prescott (INL), Robby Christian (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1248-1256
Exploring Vital Area Identification Using Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis
Emily Sandt (Sandia), Andrew Clark (Sandia), Adam Williams (Sandia), Brian Cohn (Sandia), Douglas Osborn (Sandia), Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State Univ.)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1257-1266
Advantages of Direct Coupling of Dynamic PRA and Physical Security Simulation, Adding Operator Actions and Risk Methodologies
John Halsema (ARES Security), Christopher Guryan (ARES Security), Ben Russell (ARES Security), Christine Yeager (ARES Security), Steven Prescott (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1267-1276
Integrating Human Reliability Analysis With Dynamic Modeling of Physical Security Effectiveness
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Tina M. Miyake (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Steven Prescott (INL), Shawn St. Germain (INL), Ronald Boring (INL)
Proceedings | 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) | Virtual Meeting | Pages 1277-1286