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Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Page 0
Analyzing Hardware and Software Common Cause Failures in Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Using Dual Error Propagation Method
Priyanka Pandit (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Han Bao (INL), Mihai Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 12-21
Hazards and Consequences Analysis for Digital Systems (HAZCADS)
John E. Weglian (EPRI), Matt Gibson (EPRI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 22-29
Sensitivity and Importance Analyses for Various Design Architectures for High Safety-Significant Safety-Related Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems of Nuclear Power Plants
Sai Zhang (INL), Han Bao (INL), Tate Shorthill (Univ. Pittsburgh), Jooyoung Park (INL), Edward Chen (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 30-39
Preliminary Benchmarking of SAPHSOLVE, XFTA, and SCRAM Using Synthetically Generated Fault Trees with Common Cause Failures
Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Egemen M. Aras (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), S. Ted Wood (INL), Jordan Boyce (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 40-49
Back to Basics: First Principles of HRA
Torrey Mortenson (INL), Vincent Philip Paglioni (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Ronald Boring (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 52-61
Base Standardized Plant Analysis Risk (SPAR) Model Human Failure Event Application of Integrated Human Event Analysis System for Event and Condition Assessment (IDHEAS-ECA)
Christopher Hunter (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Qin Pan (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Y. James Chang (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jing Xing (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kevin Coyne (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 62-71
A Framework for Time-Based Human Reliability Evaluation Method in Dynamic PSA
Wooseok Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 72-81
Estimating the Contributions to Human Error Probability from the Convolution of the Distribution of Time Available and Time Required
Brett A. Jefferson (PNNL), Garill Coles (PNNL), Jessica Baweja (PNNL), Yung Hsien James Chang (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Rajiv Prasad (PNNL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 82-91
Uncertainty Quantification for Passive Safety System and Treatment of Model Uncertainty
Gyun Seob Song (Chung-Ang Univ.), Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 94-101
ASPIC: Assessment of Parameter Influence on Value Clusters in an Uncertainty Analysis
Tanja Eraerds (GRS), Martina Kloos (GRS), Jörg Peschke (GRS), Josef Scheuer (GRS), Jan Soedingrekso (GRS)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 102-111
Assessment of Uncertainty in Scenario Development for External Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants
Tao Liu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Katrina Groth (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Zhegang Ma (INL), Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 112-121
Precision >> Accuracy: Are Probabilistic Risk Assessment Models Becoming Less Useful as They Become More Precise?
John E. Weglian (EPRI), Wesley A. Brinsfield (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 124-133
Method of Developing a SCRAM Parallel Engine for Efficient Quantification of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Models
Egemen M. Aras (NCSU), Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 134-140
Leveraging Advanced Visualization Capabilities for Improved Risk Communication and Decision-Making Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment Models
Mark Wishart (EPRI), Andrew Miller (Jensen Hughes), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 141-149
Model Exchange Methodology Between Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tools: SAPHIRE and CAFTA Case Study
Mostafa Hamza (NCSU), Alp Tezbasaran (NCSU), Egemen Aras (NCSU), Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 150-158
Xe-100 PRA Initiating Events and Human Reliability Analysis Modeling Frameworks During the Early Design Stages
Mostafa Hamza (NCSU), Huafei Liao (X-energy), Luke McSweeney (X-energy), Mark Cursey (X-energy), Karl Fleming (Technology Insights), Glen Lawson (X-energy), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 160-169
The Impact of Small Modular Reactor Design on Licensing and Regulation
Muhammad Mahad (Ontario Power Generation), Lixuan Lu (Ontario Tech Univ.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 170-177
Considerations for the Risk-Informed Performance-Based Regulatory Treatment of Non-Core Sources of Radioactivity for Advanced Reactors
David Grabaskas (ANL), Ben Chen (ANL), Scott Ferrara (INL), Jason Christensen (INL), Jason Andrus (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 178-187
NEAMS Activities Supporting Mechanistic Source Term Model Development for Molten Salt Reactors
Shayan Shahbazi (ANL), Mauricio Tano (INL), Sara Thomas (ANL), Samuel Walker (INL), Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL), Yeongshin Jeong (ANL), Rushi Gong (Penn State), Dong Hoon Kam (ANL), Ben Chen (ANL), David Grabaskas (ANL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 188-197
Investigation of the Use of Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methodologies for Analyzing Digital I&C System Common Cause Failures
Gulcin Sarici Turkmen (Ohio State), Han Bao (INL), Tunc Aldemir (Ohio State)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 200-208
Introducing Multiple Control Paths in the Dual Error Propagation Graph for Stochastic Failure Analysis of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Priyanka Pandit (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 209-218
Risk-Informing Critical Digital Assets (CDAs) for Nuclear Power Systems
M. D. Muhlheim (ORNL), F. G. Hudson (Metcalfe), R. W. Youngblood (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 219-228
Natural Language Processing-Enhanced Nuclear Industry Operating Experience Data Analysis: Aggregation and Interpretation of Multi-Report Analysis Results
Sai Zhang (INL), Fei Xu (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Min Xian (Univ. Idaho)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 230-239
The Development of an Outlier Detection Algorithm for Multi-Dimensional Measurement of Nuclear Power Plant Cables
Gabriel Lentchner (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), John Leland (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Elijah Connatser (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Casey Sexton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Brent Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 240-251
Verification and Validation Approach for Use of Data Analytics in Nuclear Power Plants
Ethan Wise (Jensen Hughes), Stephen Hess (Jensen Hughes), Jonathan Hodges (Jensen Hughes), Andrew Miller (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 252-261
Creating Annotated Corpus and Named Entity Recognition Model for Nuclear Power Industry
Hideki Sekiguchi (NCSU), Joomyung Lee (NCSU), Yahya A. Alzahrani (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 262-271
Importance Measure for Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Cost Savings for Safety Systems and Components
Asad Ullah Amin Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Junyung Kim (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Tunc Aldemir (Ohio State), Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 274-283
Statecharts as a Dynamic Method for Risk Assessment.
V. Rychkov (EDF), C. Picoco (EDF), C. Massoulier (EDVANCE), R. Roy (EDVANCE)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 284-291
High-Performance Computing Implementation for ADS-IDAC
Alp Tezbasaran (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 292-301
Dynamic Fuzzy Reliability and Safety Assessment of Passive Safety Systems in Small Modular Reactors
Parham Khosravi Babadi (Univ. Ontario Institute of Technology), Lixuan Lu (Univ. Ontario Institute of Technology)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 302-311
A Risk-Informed Assessment of Operational Options for Successfully Avoiding a Trip Setpoint
Michael D. Muhlheim (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL), Alex Huning (ORNL), Abhinav Saxena (GE Research)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 314-323
Estimation of Nuclear Power Plant Train Unavailability Using Nonparametric Bootstrap
John Merickel (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 324-333
Characterization of Dynamic Behaviors in Licensee Event Report Data to Support PRA
Yahya A. Alzahrani (NCSU), Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Hideki Sekiguchi (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 334-343
Comparing Radiation Survey Gaussian Process Regression Methods for Reactor Room Radiation Reconstruction
Jeremy Marquardt (Purdue), Adam Hermann (Purdue), Leonard Lucas (Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 346-354
Active Learning with Deep Neural Network Ensembles for Heat Pipe Microreactor Modeling in Abnormal Operation
Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 355-364
Quantum Computing for Probabilistic Safety Assessment: A Perspective
M. Hibti (EDF), A. Zaiou (EDF), Y. Bennani (Laboratoire D’informatique de Paris Nord), B. Matei (Laboratoire D’informatique de Paris Nord)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 365-375
Model Calibration and Uncertainty Analyses in Multiscale Modeling Using Machine Learning Approaches
Richa Verma (IIT Delhi), Dinesh Kumar (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Kazuma Kobayashi (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Anant Raj (Purdue), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 376-381
Zooming over PSA Models: Reducing PSA Models Without Loss of Generality
M. Hibti (EDF), M. Hasseni (Assystem), N. Villatte (EDF)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 384-393
Grouping and Initial Evaluation of Case Studies for Integrated Safety Assessment in the European BESEP Project
Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Tamas Siklossy (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Pavol Hlavac (RELKO Engineering and Consulting Services), Zoltan Kovacs (RELKO Engineering and Consulting Services)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 394-403
Prioritizing Security Target Sets Using Risk-Informed Analysis
Ricky Summitt (ENERCON)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 404-410
Safety Margin Quantification by Integrating Probabilistic and Deterministic Safety Assessments -- A Demonstration Example
Shizhen Yu (Univ. Libre de Bruxelles), Pierre-Etienne Labeau (Univ. Libre de Bruxelles), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 411-420
The Readiness of Risk Analysis Methods and Tools for Advanced Reactors
Eric Thornsbury (EPRI), Stephen Hess (Jensen Hughes), Jeffrey Julius (Jensen Hughes)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 422-431
Impact Assessment of the Updated Corium Coolability Evaluation Approach and of the Ultimate Accident Mitigation Means Regarding Level 2 PSA Risk Metrics
Shizhen Yu (Tractebel ENGIE), Cristina Hilario (Tractebel ENGIE)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 432-441
Risk Aggregation, Scaling, and the Financial Loss Equivalent
Mark Wishart (EPRI), David Vose (Archer Integrated Risk Management), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Eric Thornsbury (EPRI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 442-451
Methodology and Demonstration for Performance Analysis of a Probabilistic Risk Assessment Quantification Engine: SCRAM
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 452-459
Developing a Dependency Assessment Method for the EMBRACE HRA Method
Yochan Kim (KAERI), Jaewhan Kim (KAERI), Jinkyun Park (KAERI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 462-469
Insights and Lessons Learned in HRA Dependency Analysis with RISKMAN PRA Model
Zhiping Li (STP Nuclear Operating Co.), Mary Anne Billings (STP Nuclear Operating Co.), Kristin Kaspar (STP Nuclear Operating Co.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 470-474
Risk-Informed Analysis of the Application of Accident Tolerant Fuels in the SPAR-CSN Probabilistic Safety Assessment Model
Sergio Courtin (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), César Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Alberto García-Herranz (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Jorge Sánchez Torrijos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), David Canal (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Julia Herrero-Otero (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 478-486
A Pragmatic Approach in the Selection of a Tritium Computer Model for Accident Consequence Analysis
Kevin R. O'Kula (Nuclear Safety Consultant)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 487-497
Synthesis of Insights Regarding Current PRA Technologies for Risk-Informed Decision Making
Joy Shen (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Saman Marandi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland, College Park)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 498-504
A Method for Determining Contributions from Advanced Risk Model Quantifications
Nathan DeKett (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Eric Jorgenson (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Dennis Henneke (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 505-512
Preliminary Nuclear Containment Vessel Modeling for Multi-Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment Under Seismic Hazards and Concrete Degradation
Somayajulu L. N. Dhulipala (INL), Albert Dahal (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Amit Jain (INL), Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 514-520
Development of PRA-Based Methodology to Determine Minimum Seismic Performance Improvement Targets for Major NPP Equipment
Seunghyun Jang (KAERI), Junhee Park (KAERI), Min Kyu Kim (KAERI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 521-528
A PSA for Low River Water Level at NPP Paks
Tamas Siklossy (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Bence Burjan (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Nora Eigemann (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 529-538
Seismic PSA Modeling of Test-Qualified Equipment
Manuel Pellissetti (Framatome), Heiko Kollasko (Framatome)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 539-548
Probabilistic Modelling of Asymmetries in the Electrical Power Supply System of Nuclear Power Plants
Jan C. Stiller (GRS), Michael Paßens (GRS), Oliver Rest (GRS), Florian Berchtold (GRS)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 550-559
Upgrading a LERF PRA to Meet the ASME/ANS Level 2 PRA Standard
N. Reed LaBarge (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 560-564
Increasing the use of Risk Informed Applications in the United Kingdom
Joshua Beckton (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Christopher Eames (EDF), David Sawyer (EDF)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 565-574
An International Survey on the Safety Assessment of Nuclear Installations for Combined External Hazards
Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Tamas Siklossy (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute), Marina Röwekamp (GRS), Gernot Thuma (GRS), John Nakoski (OECD NEA), Dana Havlin Nováková (State Office for Nuclear Safety)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 576-584
Identification, Screening, and Assessment of External Event-Induced Hazard Combinations
Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Marina Röwekamp (GRS), Dennis W. Henneke (Consulting Engineer), M.K. Ravindra (Consultant), Ayhan Altinyollar (IAEA), Minkyu Kim (KAERI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 585-587
External Flood Guidance for Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Marko Randelovic (EPRI), Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kyle Hope (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Fluehr (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alan Hackerott (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 588-596
Alternative Importance Measure for Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessments
Jeff Riley (EPRI), John Richards (EPRI), Lawrence Lee (Jensen Hughes), Meredith Blue (Jensen Hughes), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 597-606
Managing Risk Through the Planning Process -- Experiences from the Petroleum Industry
Sizarta Sarshar (Institute for Energy Technology), Bjørn Axel Gran (Institute for Energy Technology)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 608-617
Data Analytics for Reliability and Integrity Management
D. Mandelli (INL), C. Otani (INL), T. Anselmi (INL), S. Lawrence (INL), C. Smith (INL), E. Ryan (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 618-627
Scalability of Continuous-Time Markov Chain Model Applied to Risk Calculations of Circulating Water System Motor-Driven Pump Failures
Andrei Gribok (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 628-637
Xe-100 PRA Event Sequence Modeling Framework
Huafei Liao (X-energy), Karl Fleming (Technology Insights), Mostafa Hamza (NCSU), Luke McSweeney (X-energy), Mark Cursey (X-energy), Eric Deeken (X-energy), Olivier Retourne (X-energy), Glen Lawson (X-energy), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 640-648
Early Prediction and Classification of Heat Transfer Degradation in Coolant Channels Using Kramers-Moyal Coefficients
Molly Ross (Purdue), Xu Chu (Univ. Stuttgart), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 649-658
Probabilistic Risk Assessment Goals for the eVinciTM Microreactor
Heather Detar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrea Maioli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jim Scobel (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Josh Beckton (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 659-665
Quantifying the Likelihood of Nuclear Supply Chain Shortage Risk
Priyanka Pandit (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Daniel Nevius (NCSU), Mihai Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 668-674
Availability Evaluation of HP-STMCs Space Nuclear Reactor Power System
Xinyan Xu (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Changhong Peng (Univ. Science and Technology of China)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 675-680
Probabilistic Safety Assessment Methodology for the Transportation of Radioactive Material
Manorma Kumar (Polytechnic Univ. Catalonia), Guillem Cortes-Rossell (Polytechnic Univ. Catalonia)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 681-688
Risk-Informed Opportunities and Challenges for Microreactors
Alexander J. Huning (ORNL), David E. Shropshire (INL), Efe Kurt (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 689-698
Common Cause Failures -- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Kenneth Kiper (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mark Wishart (EPRI), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Matthew Degonish (Ameren), Joshua Beckton (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 700-708
Recent Trends in Initiating Event Frequencies for Low Power Shutdown Events in the United States
Doug Hance (EPRI), Leo Shanley (Jensen Hughes), Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 709-718
Risk-Informed Comparison of Atmospheric Plume Models for Dose-Based Advanced Reactor Licensing Siting
Jeffrey Wang (Georgia Tech), Daniel Clayton (Sandia), Shaheen Azim Dewji (Georgia Tech)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 719-728
Implementing Offsite Power Fragilities for High Winds Assessments
Ricky Summitt (ENERCON), Greg Meinweiser (ENERCON)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 729-738
Identification and Prioritization of Sources of Uncertainty in External Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment: Project Update
Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Katrina Groth (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Zhegang Ma (INL), Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Tao Liu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Kaveh Faraji Najarkolaie (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Ahmad Al-Douri (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Camille Levine (Univ. Maryland, College Park)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 740-745
Technical Approach to the High Energy Arcing Fault (HEAF) Issue
Marko Randelovic (EPRI), Ashley Lindeman (EPRI), Dane Lovelace (Jensen Hughes), Victor Ontiveros (Jensen Hughes), Sean Hunt (Jensen Hughes), Jason Floyd (UL Research Institutes), Ken Fleischer (Fleischer Consultants)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 746-756
Integrating Seismic Fragility of ASR-Affected Nuclear Containment Vessel in a Level-II SPRA in Support of Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Somayajulu L. N. Dhulipala (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Albert Dahal (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 757-766
On Truncation of Seismic Fragility Curves
James C. Lin (ABS Consulting)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 767-776
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of a Light-Water Reactor Coupled with a High-Temperature Electrolysis Hydrogen Production Plant
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL), Kurt Vedros (INL), Austin M. Glover (Sandia)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 778-787
Risk-Informed Design Process of Emergency Core Cooling System in the Floating Nuclear Power Plants
Changhong Peng (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Xinyan Xu (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Lanxin Gong (Univ. Science and Technology of China)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 788-793
PACE Level 3 PSA Code -- Developments to Account for Radiosensitivity Dependence on Age and Sex of Health Effects and Impact of High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Population Estimates
Thomas Charnock (United Kingdom Health Security Agency), Kelly Jones (United Kingdom Health Security Agency), Antony Bexon (United Kingdom Health Security Agency)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 794-800
Application of Probabilistic Safety Assessment Within an Integrated Safety Approach for Re-Design of the Nuclear Island During Post-Operational Phase
Filip Van Opstal (Tractebel ENGIE), Federico Agosti (Tractebel ENGIE)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 801-813
Developing Multi-Unit Common Cause Failure Parameters for a Subset of Equipment
M. Degonish (Ameren Missouri), Josh Beckton (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 816-825
Treatment of Adjacent Unit Release Effects in Multi-Unit PRA
Futoshi Tanaka (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Yasushi Yamamoto (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Ryohei Shioya (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 826-835
Bounding Risk Analysis of Seismically Induced Turbine Missiles Using the Probabilistic Safety Assessment Approach for a Multi-Unit Second Generation PWR Nuclear Power Plant
Andrea Serrano-Costafreda (IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture), Albert Janes-Ribas (IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture), Pedro Díaz-Bayona (IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 836-845
Technical and Regulatory Aspects of Integrating Safety and Security at Nuclear Power Plants
Robby Christian (INL), Steven R. Prescott (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Shawn W. St Germain (INL), Christopher P. Chwasz (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 848-857
Risk-Informed Design of Defensive Cybersecurity Architectures for Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
Lee T. Maccarone (Sandia), Jacob R. James (Sandia), Daniel R. Sandoval (Sandia), Alexandria W. Haddad (Sandia), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 858-867
Criteria for Determining the Safety of Wireless Technologies at Nuclear Power Plants
M. D. Muhlheim (ORNL), L. A. Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), R. J. Belles (ORNL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 868-878
Implementation of Risk-Informed Tools to Improve Physical Security Response and Effectiveness
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 879-887
Study on Evacuation Time Estimation Using Agent-Based Modeling
Geon Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gibeom Kim (KAERI), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung Hee Univ.)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 902-909
Time-Dependent Fragility Curves for SSCs: Incorporating Seismic Aftershocks in Multi-Hazard PRA
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 910-919
A Hybrid, Bayesian Network-Based PRA Methodology for External Flood Probabilistic Risk Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants
Joy Shen (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Constantinos Frantzis (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Saman Marandi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland, College Park)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 920-927
Assessment of Uncertainty Associated with Tropical Cyclone Forecasts to Support Probabilistic Risk Assessments for Nuclear Power Plants
Kaveh Faraji Najarkolaie (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Zhegang Ma (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 928-936
Modernization of LWR Regulatory Framework: Benefits of Adoption of Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Approaches
Svetlana Lawrence (INL), N. Prasad Kadambi (Kadambi Engineering Consultants)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 942-951
Challenges in Demonstrating Safety Criteria Satisfaction for External Events Under a Risk-Informed Performance-Based Framework
Ben Chen (ANL), Dave Grabaskas (ANL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 952-961
The Application of LMP for Operating Reactors and Potential for Regulatory Application
Matthew Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kurt G. Vedros (INL)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 962-971
EDF Hierarchization Process for PSA Insights Valuing Strength of Knowledge
Cecile Luzoir (EDF), Hugo Jadot (EDF), Thomas Bocquet (EDF)
Proceedings | 18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023) | Knoxville, TN, July 15-20, 2023 | Pages 972-980
