This session will discuss recent regulatory and research activities in the area of risk-informed decisionmaking for flooding and high-wind hazards. Planned topics include (1) an update from the staff of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) on the closure of the Near-Term Task Force R2.1 flooding hazard (2) research on High Winds PRA, (3) recent probabilistic storm surge hazard studies by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (4) an update on external flooding probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) research from an international partner, and (5) an industry perspective.

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• Introductory Remarks
  Mark Thaggard, Deputy Director, Division of Risk Analysis, RES/NRC
• Update on Status of the NTTF R2.1 Flooding Hazard Reevaluations and Closure Path
  Juan Uribe, Project Manager, Division of Licensing Projects, NRR/NRC
• Development of External Flooding PRA in IRSN (France)
  Vincent Rebour, Head of Site and Natural Hazards Department, French Institute de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, France
• USACE Probabilistic Coastal Hazard Assessment Framework and Recent Studies
  Norberto Nadal-Caraballo, Leader, Coastal Hazards Group (Research Civil Engineer), U.S. Army Engineer R&D Center, Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory
• Integrated Use of Modeling and Simulation in High Winds PRA
  Curtis Smith, Director, Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Research, Idaho National Laboratory
• A Tool to Prepare Decision Makers to the Reality of Emergency Management from Actual Events
  Pierre Le Bot, Senior Researcher, Electricité de France Recherche et Développement, France

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